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Can Hearts maintain their lead in the Scottish Premiership? This weekend's match against Celtic at Tynecastle is a crucial test. Barry Anderson discusses Hearts' impressive start, analyzing their winning mentality and resilience compared to previous seasons.   Along with Martyn Simpson , he explores whether it's too early to consider Hearts as serious title contenders. They highlight the importance of how the team reacts to eventual defeats and the experience of the coaching team in navigating challenges. The discussion underlines the team’s good form driven by the coaching staff and a strong roster of players.   The recent performance raises the question: Is there a singular reason behind Hearts' success? While Aberdeen's past runs offer lessons, Hearts' mental fortitude and squad depth this year position them uniquely for a sustained challenge.     #ScottishPremiership #HeartsFC #CelticFC #FootballAnalysis

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00:00First again, second in the Scottish Premiership at Tynecastle this weekend.

00:04Hearts welcoming Celtic.

00:05Hearts, after the result at the weekend, Barry.

00:08Hearts beating Kilmarnock, Dundee beating Celtic.

00:10Hearts are five points clear at the top.

00:12They'll go eight points clear if they win this game.

00:16Is that when we start seriously talking about a Tynecastle or is it still far too early?

00:21I think it's, if you're going to say seriously, it's probably a bit early because you're only eight games in.

00:27But I do think that the supporters, certainly Hearts supporters, are entitled to enjoy the moment,

00:31enjoy the fact that their team is top of the league and potentially now could go eight points clear if they beat Celtic on Sunday.

00:37I think it's one of the, you know, football is a really fickle sport.

00:40Everybody, we all know what the bad times are like.

00:43Fans know how much they suffer at times.

00:45And Hearts fans are absolutely right to rejoice in the state of play just now

00:50and the fact that the team are five points ahead of Celtic

00:53and looking like they've got the kind of credentials to go the distance.

00:57A lot's been made, Barry, of the Aberdeen run last season.

01:00They took it to 11 games without defeat.

01:04Celtic were more impressive last season than the Huffman at the start of this season.

01:07Do you think there's lessons that can be learned from that?

01:09Are there any parallels that can be drawn?

01:11I don't know if there's too many.

01:12I think it's probably more about what Hearts do when that first defeat comes

01:17and how they react to it and how resilient they are with mental strength and stuff like that.

01:21I would say that I think the Aberdeen team last year, in terms of the squad depth,

01:27it's not quite, it wasn't at the same level as the squad depth that Hearts have got this year.

01:30So that might be a difference.

01:31The only time will tell in that regard.

01:33But overall, I think right now, I think Hearts are riding the wave now

01:38and so they should.

01:39When the defeat comes, they have to react in the right way.

01:42And I think that's where Derek McInnes and his experience will come in

01:44because he'll know how to handle, obviously, defeats and how to recover from them.

01:49So they are in a very good place.

01:53We're a good coaching team, good management team.

01:55And as I say, a stack of really good players.

01:57I want to speak about Hearts, Barry.

01:59Is there any one thing that you can put your finger on

02:02that really is behind this terrific run of form that's kicked off the season for them?

02:06I think it's down to, mainly down to the players.

02:10It doesn't matter what management setup you've got,

02:13what recruitment you've got, how much money you've got.

02:16You need the best players that you can get on the park.

02:19And if you've got enough quality and you've got a good structure

02:22and you've got a good balance in your team

02:24and you have squad depth, as we've already mentioned,

02:27then a lot of those things are key for success.

02:31And Hearts have got all those things at the minute.

02:33If you look at their team, the team that started,

02:35they've now named the same team for four games on the bounce.

02:39New signings are peppered throughout that.

02:42You've got the goalkeeper, Alexander Swalov.

02:44You've got Ocean McIntyre at right back.

02:47You could include Harry Milne as a new signing

02:49because he hardly featured last year.

02:51Casey Redis out wide.

02:53You've got Braga up front.

02:55So there's the core of a team that you've brought in

02:57and they have jailed quickly.

02:59They've had to jail quickly.

03:00And I think they've clearly been plucked from all corners of the globe.

03:03And they've still got other stronger players to come back.

03:05Ajou, Frankie Kent, people like that who haven't been playing regularly.

03:09Craig Gordon's clearly obviously on the bench.

03:11We've swallowed in good form.

03:13So all these things, the strength, the quality in so many different areas,

03:18for me, that's what it's down to.

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