So says former Tynecastle midfielder Michael Stewart after midfielder Whelan was released and captain Berra was told to find a new club. Hearts have yet to win in five games under Stendel and are five points adrift at the foot of the Premiership. "The margin for error with Hearts now are so small that some drastic measures are having to be made." "On a professional level, I can understand what the manager is trying to do," Stewart told BBC Scotland. It's very important that Stendel talks to his players a lot in a period of time that is very tumultuous."

Source: BBC January 09, 2020 08:15 UTC