Former Hearts manager Robbie Neilson is urging supporters to retain some “perspective” amid talk of a wobble at the Tynecastle club.
Derek McInnes’ side, who sit top of the Premiership table, have won nine of their 14 games this season but after a slight dip in form are winless in their last three.
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But former boss Neilson says Hearts “would have bitten your hand off at the start of the season” to be in the position they’re in.
“Scottish football and perspective, it’s words that don’t normally go together,” he said on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.
“When you look at Hearts, 14 games in, 31 points, top of the league, they would have bitten your hand off for that at the start of the season.
“They’ve just got to try and settle it down. McInnes is an extremely experienced manager, he’ll settle them down and get them ready.
“It’s a massive opportunity for them tonight to get back up and running again against a Kilmarnock team that have struggled recently.
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“If they can score some goals, get Tynecastle rocking again and get that confidence going to Celtic Park.
“There’ll be plenty of perspective internally at Tynecastle, but it’s just trying to manage the lack of it outside.”
