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But Caixinha is adamant it won’t be used as an excuse if they don’t perform.

Caixinha said: “It’s a different surface but if FIFA gives you the licence to play on it – and the pitch is evolving – it means it’s almost the same as grass.

“I won’t push my players to work on our artif icial surfaces at the training ground to prepare. They know how to deal with it.

“There is a warm-up to get that adaptation. You need to adapt to the speed of the ball when it hits the ground or the height of a rebound but the rest should be OK.

“There are guys who norma l ly have k nee problems so we need to deal with that. But the rest is all the same. There will be no excuses for us.

“When we were kids we’d put down stones, play to five goals then change ends. That was us on the street so we need to be ready to play on all surfaces.

“Maybe I’ll have to change the mentality and pattern because it’s an away game.”

Wa r bu r t on rarely watched opponents in the flesh – preferring to study video footage.

But Caixinha was at Dens Park on Friday to look at Aberdeen ahead of their clash at Pittodrie next Sunday. And he’ll consider being at Tynecastle for Hearts v Celtic today.

He said: “If I have my work done here, I’ll go and watch games. I have my priorities but if I can’t go, some of my guys will go.”