Hearts star Alex Cochrane has branded Bertrand Traore as 'up there' with the best players he has came up against in his career.
Robbie Neilson's full-back will once again face the former Lyon, Aston Villa and Ajax man as the Jambos make the trip to Turkey to face Istanbul Basaksehir in their final Europa Conference League match. It will bring an end to a European campaign that has delivered two wins over RFS in the section and put welcomed funds in the pockets of the capital club.
This Thursday's hosts ran out 4-0 winners over Hearts at Tynecastle and need a win to guarantee top spot in the group section. Cochrane is looking forward to coming up against the attacker once again as he tests himself against a top level player. He hopes to keep him quiet as he bids to be at the top of his own game and hope he has an off day. Speaking to Edinburgh Evening News, he said: “Traore was very good in the first game, the way he went about his business he was cruising. He’s up there with the best players I’ve played against.
