Michael Smith looks beyond 'painful' Celtic final defeats as he targets Hearts Scottish Cup redemption
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Smith insists he is desperate to get rid of the pain of two Scottish Cup Final defeats to Celtic by delivering the silverware at Hearts .The versatile defender and Peter Haring are the only two members of the current team that featured in both agonising back to back Hampden defeats in 2019 and 2020.The second setback was particularly sore, Smith scoring from the spot as the game was taken to penalties before team-mates Stephen Kingsley and Craig Wighton missed from 12 yards.
Despite two poor results against Rangers and Dundee it is looking rosy for Hearts in the Premiership this season with Robbie Neilson ’s side on course to seal third.
However, Northern Ireland cap Smith admits success at the national stadium is high on his agenda as they host Livingston in the last 16 today.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.He said: “It was pretty painful, the two Cup Final defeats.
We were close last time going to penalties. It only gives you the experience to go out and do better next time.“You know what’s there at the end of it.
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