Hearts Euro hangover is no excuse for Livi shocker and they must recover quickly - Ryan Stevenson

As hard as you have to work for success in football - things can turn the opposite way so quickly.

That's why Hearts need to hit the reset rather than the panic button. Now is the time for every player to fight for their team-mate, this is what it's all about. We'll see just how good certain players are and how big a club they are playing for.

If Robbie Neilson 's side want to be the third best side in the country year on year and play in Europe year on year then these are the demands which need to be met. It's all started to unravel since losing back to back to FC Zurich, one win from five games and it's alarming. It happens down south as well, I remember Leicester City had a really strong season and the following campaign they went into Europe and had a real struggle in the league.

There are factors, the schedule changes and there is the mental side of things, some teams can be absolutely wiped out by it. I'll be honest, I didn't think it would happen to Hearts but it has.

That appears to be the case right now and it's worrying because there are massive games in front of them in Europe with the Europa Conference League group fixtures. Istanbul Basaksehir are first up on Thursday night so there's little time for Hearts to get their act together.

Hearts had a shocker in their defeat at Livingston at the weekend but it's difficult to be too critical as it has happened to other teams before. Are the players dead on their feet? What they've already experienced so far in Europa has been difficult to take in on an emotional level. At the same time, you can't really start making up excuses as the bottom line is that this is their job.

Hearts are a club which should be at the top end of the league and they should be in