Frankie Kent gives brutally honest Hearts verdict of Dundee implosion as shellshocked star admits 'we were c**p'

Frankie Kent slammed Hearts’ c**p demise at Dens and says there are no excuses.

The Tynecastle defender confessed lessons must be learned fast from a brutal education on Tayside. Kent was on the scoresheet with a second-half header but the devastating damage was inflicted long before his headed effort due to a dismal opening period.

Steven Naismith’s side were miles off the pace and a collapse in stoppage-time saw them go from one to three down as they lost their shape and their cool. Trailing to Scott Tiffoney’s pinpoint opener, Hearts hit the self-destruct button.

Costa Rican full-back Gerald Taylor escaped with a yellow card after crunching Tiffoney on the touchline but moments later he’d been dragged infield to poke a ridiculous own goal. It went from bad to worse when Kent himself blundered by hanging out a leg to deck Tiffoney which allowed Luke McCowan to slam a killer third from the penalty spot.

Hearts imploded and the English defender didn’t hide from the facts as Kent said: “That hasn’t been like us probably since the start of last season. I don’t know why it was. It's probably too early to try and explain it. We probably have to watch it back and see. It was a crap first half. We obviously did a bit better in the second but they changed how they played. It wasn’t good.

“I wouldn’t say it’s a wake-up call, I feel it’s a good learning curve for them. Early doors, they get to see what’s demanded and what’s needed from us when you go to places like Dens Park. You see how Dundee celebrated at the end, there is a big expectation on us now to get wins because we did that last season. That’s on us, there’s no excuse. We need to put it right.”

It was a collective failure but new faces such as Taylor were exposed to