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Hearts getting hit with Celtic and Rangers sore faces shows Steven Naismith must be more streetwise - Ryan Stevenson

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Most boxers would never plan on going toe-to-toe with Floyd Mayweather. It would, most likely, just result in a brutal battering.

I understand there are times when you need to come out swinging, to land a few blows. But there are other occasions when you just have to stand there, stick the guard up and try to hit with counter punches.

In a footballing sense, Hearts have to do that at Ibrox on Sunday because dropping the arms and trying to have a square go will likely result in another sore face.

I’d play 4-5-1 and try to play on the counter. For me, it’s pretty simple in terms of scenarios when you are facing the Old Firm.

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