Hearts humiliated – but would Vrancken do anything differently?

Heart of Midlothian manager Wouter Vrancken faced intense criticism after his side suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat against Celtic on Sunday. Hearts conceded five goals before halftime at Celtic Park and allowed two more after the break. Following the heavy loss, Vrancken pointed to individual mistakes and poor set-play defending by his players, insisting they must quickly move past the result ahead of their next fixture.

Pundits and former players heavily questioned Vrancken's tactical approach, with Andy Halliday arguing the manager failed to show accountability for his own tactical decisions. Former Scotland striker Kris Boyd also criticized the team's defensive setup, asserting that going toe-to-toe and playing man-for-man against Celtic ultimately led to Hearts being demolished.