Hearts head coach Steven Naismith has been talking to the media before his side's Scottish Premiership clash with Aberdeen on Saturday.

Here are the key points from his press conference:

• Insists that nothing will change in terms of how the team is coached after his role within the managerial set-up was confirmed. "It will be much more of the same," he said. "I think it’s more a paper thing than anything else."

• He does believe that there is more clarity for fans now that the announcement has been made.

• Says that the pressure to succeed doesn't bother him, despite a shaky start to the season. “I’m comfortable with it. For players, that is the biggest challenge at the club. Dealing with the mindest and the expectation."

• Alex Cochrane will miss the next six to eight weeks with an ankle injury picked up in training, while Odel Offiah could be back in training next week.

• Says that every club that plays in Europe is affected in domestic competition due to "fatigue levels", but wants that demand to become the norm - "Every team that has played in Europe this season has suffered going into the weekends. But over time we need to be that club that does that.