Robbie Neilson pulled no punches in his firm assessment of Hearts' performance against Motherwell - branding it their "worst in a long, long time."
The Tynecastle side fell to a surprise defeat in Lanarkshire as Motherwell made it two wins from two under interim boss Stuart Kettlewell. Goals from Jonathan Obika and Blair Spittal, the latter coming virtually straight from kick-off in the second half, downed the Jambos who now sit just five points ahead of rivals Hibs.
They have two weeks to stew with no game next weekend due to the Viaplay Cup final but Neilson demanded a response against St Johnstone in a fortnight. He hit out at his stars for being "nowhere near" where they need to be as he told Sky Sports after the game: "We were miles off where we need to be. It was our worst performance in a long, long time. There was no consistency, it was slack, it was very disappointing. We've got to be better than that.
