The word coming from the Hearts dressing room is ‘honesty’. Brutally so. Steven Naismith doesn’t soft-soap anything and it’s an approach I wholeheartedly applaud. It’s a lost art.
Football is full of players who can’t handle the truth. It’s a sport which has been allowed to put the sensitivities of professionals far too high up when it comes to telling like it is. More of them need to man-up and shoulder a bit of responsibility. Young players in particular struggle to confront facts they don’t want to hear so when I hear Naisy is telling it like it is, then honesty is the best policy.
He’s not the type to care about winning any popularity contests and he has a ruthless streak. Some of the squad may not agree with him but they should at least appreciate him being up- front and it’s what the club needs at this current crossroads. Some won’t like it, too bad.
