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Viktoria Plzen 1-0 Hearts: What the manager said

Hearts Head Coach Steven Naismith during a UEFA Europa League play-off match between FC Viktoria Plzen and Heart of Midlothian at the Doosan Arena
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Hearts head coach Steven Naismith: "Commitment, attitude, discipline, belief. It was all there. It's a blow when you lose a goal so late but we knew it would be a tight tie. It'll be tight next week.

"It's European football, you need to stay disciplined at times then be brave on the ball.

"I didn't think we did that to start with, we were a wee bit safe. We became a bit braver, our structure was good and we caused them problems in possession.

"We've got to use that home advantage next week.

"There are lots of positives. We're disappointed because nothing each gives you a slight advantage going into the second leg.

"But we know what Tynecastle can be like on a European night - we'll need that. And we need to make sure when we've got the ball we create more chances like we did tonight."

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