We’re not tired, we just made it too easy
JASON HOLT pulled no punches in his assessment of Livingston’s performance at Tynecastle and refused to use tiredness as an excuse for his team’s defeat.
The former Jambos midfielder admitted Hearts played well but believes Livi made it far too comfortable for them.
Holt said: “We wanted to be competitive and we were the opposite. We never pressed high up the park and we made it really easy for them, particularly in the first half.
“We had a game in midweek and they had a good week’s training but you can’t use that as an excuse. You still need to be more competitive and energetic than we were.
“All over the park we were just lacking. That wee edge you need to have in games just wasn’t there. We want to be competitive in every game we play and we lacked that.
“You usually associate our performances with a competitive edge, high pressure on the ball, but it wasn’t there.”
Holt reckons the Premiership is tougher than ever this season and Livi can’t afford to have too many more off days.
He added: “Every year it’s extremely tough and we’ve had to play a lot of the teams who finished higher up last season. But we still wanted a better points return.
“We got a point at Dundee and beat Celtic but we were looking for something extra on Saturday – but it wasn’t there.
“Hearts played well but we made it a wee bit easier for them. We were lacking. Hearts scored some good goals but we could have defended them better.
“We have another tough game coming next week against St Mirren. It’s a game you look at and say you really want to win it. We need to recover well.”