Callum Davidson is hoping Hearts’ European exertions can help St Johnstone cause “a little upset” in Sunday’s cinch Premiership clash between the teams at Tynecastle.
The Saints boss has been impressed with the sustained improvement his Jambos counterpart Robbie Neilson has overseen at the Edinburgh club over the past couple of years.
However, he intends to try to capitalise on any physical or mental fatigue in the Hearts ranks after their agonising Europa League play-off defeat at the hands of FC Zurich on Thursday. “Robbie’s done a fantastic job,” said Davidson. “I really like the way they play football.
They’ve got a lot of players with good individual ability and as a collective they’re really good. “All credit to Robbie and his backroom team.