Hearts gaffer Robbie Neilson has warned the rest of Scottish football that they won’t have seen anything like new striker Armand Gnanduillet.
The Jambos’ new number nine came off the bench to bag a debut brace 24 hours after putting pen to paper at Tynecastle.
The Frenchman netted the third and fourth goals as the Championship leaders cruised to a 4-0 victory against Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park.
The Frenchman isn’t fit and barely knows his new teammates, so fans will no doubt be excited to see what he’s like when he’s up to speed.
And if Neilson’s comments are anything to go by, they’re going to like what he has to offer.
“I am delighted for the big man,” he said. “I knew Armand when I was at MK Dons, we played against him. I knew his physicality, I knew his physique, size and strength and no one else in Scotland has that.
“If you deliver balls into the box he will take opportunities and he proved that.”
Not having Josh Ginnelly fit to do that might make things a bit more difficult.
The on-loan Preston winger lasted less than 15 minutes before being forced off with a hamstring injury, although Euan Henderson did come on and score.
Hearts will assess Ginnelly but the initial prognosis from Neilson isn’t too bad.
He said: “Josh has a hamstring problem and he will have a scan tomorrow but it isn’t as bad as the last one and fingers crossed it isn’t too bad.”
After the disappointment of Saturday’s defeat, Neilson was delighted with the way Hearts went for Raith from the off, putting them under severe pressure until they simply wilted.
He added: “You want to win every game. It wasn’t about responding, it was about making sure we win. Every game, home or away we are favourites in this league and we have to show that.
“We started the game very well, the best we have for a long time. We had numerous chances to score early doors, even after we scored we could have had a couple more. That was probably one of the only downsides to the game. We didn’t really get the goals our play deserved.”
John McGlynn admitted his team were well beaten.
He said: The first-half was men against boys, really. I thought we got bullied and Hearts played well, played at a tempo and pressed us high up the pitch. We played into their hands.
“They dominated the whole game, basically.”
