Steven Naismith insists Hearts fans were right to hit the roof after the Jambos’ Premier Sports Cup KO.The Gorgie boss admitted he paid the price for making eight changes to his side as Falkirk extended Hearts’ agonising 62-year wait for League Cup glory with a 2-0 win.
And he has no complaints about the 2000-strong travelling support venting their fury. Naismith said: “The fans are going to be disappointed when you’re not winning a cup tie where you’re favourites.“As the game went on we started making wrong decisions.
We’re disappointed, we’re out of the cup. I’m really frustrated because the way we started the game, we had four great chances and we didn’t take them.
We spoke about when we are being aggressive in possession, you’ve got to watch that counter because that’s a big thing for any team you come up against.“That’s what leads to the first goal.
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