Bobby Zlamal insists Ondrej Kudela racially abusing Glen Kamara 'was great' for Rangers because it allowed them to cover up their style of play.
The Hearts goalkeeper revealed he had 'explosive' rows with Tynecastle team-mates over the incident and claimed a number of Rangers fans within the squad were unhappy with what happened.
But he insists there's no way Kudela can be banned for what happened because there's no evidence he said anything racist to the Ibrox midfielder.
Kudela was hit with a 10 match ban but could play in the Euros next month if he wins his appeal, which is due to be heard on Wednesday.
Zlamal laid into Kemar Roofe for his tackle on Ondrej Kolar and insists Rangers are 'no saints' but used the racial abuse to cover up how poorly they played.
In an interview in his homeland, reported by the Daily Record, he said: "We had a lot of discussion about the match at my club. There are a lot of guys at Hearts who are die-hard Rangers fans.
"Only the racism was discussed. They saw it differently than I did. The subject was quite hot and explosive, now it is calmer.
"No one in Scotland spoke about the tackles, only the racism. I pointed out how the match was played. Aggressive football is standard for Scots, but this went too far.
"Kemar Roofe kicked Ondrej Kolar in the head. It was a clear intention from him because strikers can peripherally see where the goalkeeper is. The apology was nothing.
"The racism was great for Rangers because it covered up all their shortcomings as Slavia beat them. Rangers players are definitely no saints.
"The whole thing annoys me because no one has presented any evidence. Innocent until proved guilty is supposed to be a big thing in the west, but that has not happened. I hope that Ondrej will be able to play in the Euros.
"If he said something racist, I agree with the maximum punishment, but there is no evidence."
