Daily Record

ROBBIE NEILSON talked about decapitati­on in the build-up but Hearts heads were left spinning against Celtic on Saturday.

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The Hoops swaggered into the Scottish Cup semifinals and Parkhead punters reckon the Tynecastle boss must now feel like Mick Beale at Ibrox.

gerard Kelly emailed: “Neilson must be raging his team got hammered at their own ground and fans were walking out after 75 minutes.

“Another manager good at talking the talk. Do he and Beale meet up to discuss what they should say?”

eddie easson, ballingry, said: “Forget decapitate­d, Neilson was dechumpita­ted. Did he not heed the lessons from Rangers with stupid statements? Celtic do their talking on the pitch.”

John caw said via email: “Did Neilson shut his eyes when Celtic were attacking? His comments baffled me. Celtic should have scored a few more. Hearts were better on Wednesday when Celtic could have scored about eight.”

Speaking of Beale, the Gers boss has short and longer-term goals, but it remains to be seen if striker Alfredo Morelos is part of either. The Colombian’s deal is up in the summer with strong talk of a move to Sevilla.

Jamie Thompson, clydebank, said: “Beale should drop him. The league is just about over so he should put Colak first and promote some youngsters.”

Robert livingston­e, Palm beach, said: “Morelos was a good player and scorer, but after a serious injury and six months out, he wasn’t the same.

“His game fell away combined with not being fit and poor attitude. Good luck to him if he goes to Sevilla but knocking back a £16million offer has turned out a costly error by Ross Wilson and Stewart Robertson.”

The Old Firm might be fighting each other but the

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