Relaxed Robbie Neilson knows it’s easier said than done but his recipe for winning a derby is pretty straightforward. “Win your first header, win your first tackle, win your 50-50s and win the game – it’s as easy as that,” the Hearts boss smiled. “If we do that, we’ll win it.” Neilson takes his side across the capital tonight brimming with confidence and hoping to stretch their lead over Hibs to a mammoth 15 points.
But the Jambos boss has been involved in enough of these fixtures to know form goes out the window. His side might be on the crest of a wave at the moment, but at Easter Road, in front of a full house, he is aware the tide could turn.“We are on a good run of form at the moment, but going into a derby, it doesn’t really matter,” he insisted. “It’s how you start the game and how you implement yourself on the game as well.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.“Derbies can be a springboard for a run of good form or it can kickstart a run of bad form.“We are sitting in a position where we are doing alright but we hope to get a result that will really kick us on.”Most of his squad – 14 of them, in fact – have never experienced Hibs at Easter Road but Neilson reckons they’ll have seen enough of them on television to know what is in store
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