"I'd rather have the pressure where we are than the teams at the bottom. I think our players are deserving of so much praise and support at this stage of the season. I really feel as though that is only going to be a benefit to us. Anything other than that will make things a bit more difficult. So for us, our perspective at Hearts, it's my job, it's the staff's job to keep the players on track, keep us fully motivated."
"I think there's a pressure that we put on ourselves, he said. But I think there's pressure on every club at the minute. I'd rather have the pressure where we are than the teams at the bottom. I think our players are deserving of so much praise and support at this stage of the season. I really feel as though that is only going to be a benefit to us."
Derek McInnes says Hearts must relish the opportunity and embrace pressure as the Scottish Premiership title race intensifies with eleven games remaining. Hearts remain two points clear after a defeat by Rangers, with Celtic a further point behind having played one game fewer. Hearts have four of their next six league matches at Tynecastle, where they are unbeaten in the league, and four pre-split games against bottom-half sides. McInnes wants marginal improvements from some players to raise performance levels. Oisin McEntee went off with a shoulder injury and will miss the Falkirk match.
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