Neil Critchley Reflects on Hearts’ 1-2 Defeat to Kilmarnock

Following Hearts’ 1-2 loss to Kilmarnock, head coach Neil Critchley shared his thoughts with BBC Scotland, stating: “I’m disappointed to lose the game the way we have. We started the game well, had some good moments, looked real threatening.” “We started the second half well, but the goals we’ve given away are really poor to concede. An innocuous long ball that we don’t deal with. The second one is fine details, we don’t get the first or second contact. Far, far too easy.” “We still had plenty of time left but I felt we were anxious in our play, lost our way a little bit. That’s something for me to take away.” “Up until they scored, I thought we were playing well. Two moments of poor defending has changed the game. I felt we were proactive instead of reactive all night. You learn a lot when you lose, and I’ve learnt a lot tonight.” “There’s got to be a greater will to keep the ball out of the net when it really matters. We didn’t show that on Sunday with a free-kick. We’ve conceded from a long throw and a long ball from the keeper tonight. It’s too easy to put the ball into our goal.”