Why Vrancken marks fresh start at data-driven Hearts
"So maybe this is an opportunity to do it."I have a lot of confidence or trust in the way the recruitment works because I was confronted with it in Belgium. He admitted having only four weeks to prepare the team before his first game, a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz, is challenging.But he says he will go "as fast as possible" to bring the same style to Hearts, which he believes suits Scottish football too."I like to have the ball," Vrancken explained. "I like to be positive and constructive and also a lot of joy in the game.
- ▪"So maybe this is an opportunity to do it."I have a lot of confidence or trust in the way the recruitment works because I was confronted with it in Belgium.
- ▪He admitted having only four weeks to prepare the team before his first game, a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz, is challenging.But he says he will go "as fast as possible" to bring the same style to Hearts, which he believes
- ▪"I like to be positive and constructive and also a lot of joy in the game.
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Why Vrancken marks fresh start at data-driven HeartsImage source, SNSImage caption, Belgian Wouter Vrancken is the new head coach of HeartsByThomas DuncanBBC Sport ScotlandPublished21 minutes agoIn six weeks since Heart of Midlothian narrowly missed out on the Scottish Premiership title they have lost their captain and several other players, signed seven new ones, and now recruited a head coach to replace the departed Derek McInnes.It has been a rollercoaster period for fans of the Tynecastle club, but when 47-year-old Belgian Wouter Vranckin sat down to answer questions for the first time in his new role, it signalled a fresh chapter.Tony Bloom and his analytics company have had an influence on Hearts for well over a year now, but Vranckin replacing McInnes means it is now full speed…
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