Craig Gordon admits Hearts laid everything on the table against Rangers but fell short to a side which are masters at achieving triumph over adversity.
The Jambos keeper is adamant there was never any doubt Gio van Bronckhorst 's squad would galvanise themselves after their Europa League Final loss to Eintracht Frankfurt four days earlier.
There was pre-match talk of the mental drain on the Ibrox players from their exertions in Seville but Gordon has seen enough from the Light Blues this season to be convinced they'd be at full pelt for yesterday's Scottish Cup Final and despite extra-time finished the stronger.
He said: "No, it didn't surprise me at all. They can mix and match their squad around and still play exactly the same way. They've got great strength in depth."I’ve seen them doing it before - they came back from extra-time and beat Celtic here in the semi-final.
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