‘JUANMA HAS LEARNED HIS LESSON’

HEARTS head coach Robbie Neilson insists striker Juanma has been a target for opposition players since being branded a ‘typical foreigner’ on the opening day of the season. As the Spaniard prepares to return from his two-game ban for tomorrow’s clash at Kilmarnock, Neilson has revealed how he has made the 25-year-old watch footage of the tangles that have brought him to the attention of refs in a bid to improve his discipline. Even before the marksman was shown a red card for shoving his head towards St Johnstone’s David Wotherspoon a fortnight ago, he had amassed nine yellows. But Neilson hopes Juanma, who has already netted nine goals in his maiden season in Scotland, has learned his lesson. ‘We showed him videos of some of the stuff he’s been involved in,’ said Neilson. ‘When he actually sat down and looked at it, I think now he realises he needs to cut it out. ‘I’m sure he will. He missed the Celtic game, which was a huge match. ‘Will people wind him up? They’ve been doing that since the first game of the season. There was all the stuff splashed over the back pages about him being a typical foreigner. ‘He was in the headlines but he has to handle that. He realises whoever he plays against is going to target him. ‘Refs will look for that, we’ll be looking for that, so it’s important he handles it. He’s here to score goals. ‘The only way he can answer things and get the right headlines is by scoring goals.’