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The National (Scotland)
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Martin McMillan

Premiership boss plans to 'annoy and hurt' Old Firm this season at new club

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New boss Wouter Vrancken has warned Celtic and Rangers that he wants Hearts to be a real nuisance this season as he looks to make an early impact at Tynecastle.

The Belgian has only had a short pre-season window to implement his ideas, with a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz looming, but is already driving his players to raise their levels.

He said: “I hope to put in the football we want to see as quickly as possible. “We want to be annoying the Glasgow teams and trying to hurt them.


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“We’re trying to over-achieve ourselves in how we do things and how we play football, and it’s all totally new.

“I’m really curious and excited to go further. Hopefully, we can do it.”

There were encouraging signs in a 3-1 bounce game win over St Mirren, although the new boss admits his players are still adjusting and can be guilty of overthinking as they take on new instructions.

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