Yan Dhanda pinpoints what Hearts MUST do to stop the rot after horror start

Yan Dhanda has compared Hearts with Swansea City as he pinpointed TWO areas they must improve to turn their fortunes around.

Steven Naismith and his troops have made a horror start to the new campaign with a Europa League exit in the play-off round of qualifying to Viktoria Plzen. They also got eliminated from the Premier Sports Cup in the last 16 stage by Falkirk and have only picked up one point from four league outings - an opening day draw with Rangers at Tynecastle.

Hearts will compete in the Europa Conference League proper with that parachute guaranteed and Dhanda can't wait to for the big European nights. He knows the Jambos must stop conceding poor goals and find their finishing touch at the other end in order to transform their early season fortunes. They face a rampant Celtic side on the road following the international break before a crucial run of fixtures against St Mirren, Ross County, Dinamo Minsk and Aberdeen.

On early life in Gorgie, he told Edinburgh Evening News: “It’s good, I am getting used to the system and the gaffer is easing me in. I have enjoyed it, I am playing in a team that likes to dominate possession. We all need to be better than we have in the past few games and stop conceding sloppy goals, and be more clinical in the final third, myself included.

“I am learning and feel like I am getting better. I just want to keep playing and showing what I can do. At Swansea City you get really good fans, played possession football, the demand are high and the Championship is a very good league. I am used to playing in possession-based teams in front of big crowds, and very good fans.

“I think this is similar to Swansea, we try to play a good style of football so I am used to it. County was a bit