Hamilton going into the clash with Hearts at Tynecastle as underdogs suits them fine, says head coach Brian Rice.
Accies will attempt to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat at home to Motherwell by taking points from the Edinburgh side, and Rice admits his side will never be favourites in the Premiership.
He said: “Every game is a hard one for Hamilton, always has been. There are four or five teams in this league that you wouldn’t want to be facing 11 v 10, because they’ve got very good technical players, and Motherwell kept the ball off of us very well. They’re a good team.
“We’re disappointed that we lost the match, and deservedly so – let’s not make any qualms about that – but I can’t be too critical of the players, they gave it everything they’ve got.
“I don’t think you can come up with a team in this league that we’re favourites to beat. It’s something we’re used to, it’s something I try to use, the underdog tag all the time, and I think it’s a great motivator, but it will be very difficult at Tynecastle – as it always is.
“We know the threat that Hearts pose, but we had a look at them against Celtic on Sunday, and we’ll take it from there.”
