Robbie Neilson believes the World Cup break will allow him to boost Hearts to the brink of full health.
The Jambos are out of the Europa Conference League after a 3-1 defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir on Group A's sixth matchday but the scoreline doesn't tell the full picture of a game Neilson's men made a fist of. Attentions now turn to domestic duties and finishing third again, but they have not been helped by a raft of injury problems.
Craig Halkett and Kye Rowles are in the mix to be around the squad against Motherwell this Sunday but others like Liam Boyce, Beni Baningime, Stephen Kingsley, Stephen Humphrys, Cammy Devlin and Peter Haring have suffered injuries big and small this campaign. With three games to go before stars jet out to Qatar, the Hearts boss hopes it is a time for his men to take stock of their wounds.
