Wouter Vrancken sends simple Hearts message to bare bones squad as he admits every player is an injury risk

The Jambos gifted Thun their goals in 3-1 defeat and lost yet another player to injury after Stephen Kinglsey went off in the second half…

By Scott Burns · Daily Record

Published: Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 9:16 PM

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Wouter Vrancken urged his injury-hit Hearts squad to stick together following a 3-1 defeat to Thun.
Thun defeated Hearts 3-1 at the Visana Stadium, leaving the Scottish club with one point in three European games.
Stephen Kingsley suffered a hamstring injury during the match, worsening Hearts' double-figure injury list.

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Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken urged his injury-hit squad to stick together and recover following a 3-1 defeat away to Thun in the Europa Conference League. The loss leaves Hearts with just one point from their opening three European matches. Vrancken admitted his team lacked confidence and conceded easy goals at the Visana Stadium, but he defended his depleted group amid a demanding run of fixtures.

The Jambos suffered another setback as defender Stephen Kingsley limped off with a hamstring problem, further worsening double-figure injury concerns. A positive note was the debut of youngster Matthew Gillies off the bench, whom Vrancken indicated might stay with the first-team squad rather than head back to Stenhousemuir ahead of their upcoming clash against Falkirk.

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