Critchley: Jambos must go on attack until season's end

NEIL CRITCHLEY has challenged his in-form Hearts side to "attack" the last phase of the season with renewed purpose as they bid to secure a place in the top six of the Premiership and reach the final of the Scottish Cup.

- By Anthony Brown

The Jambos' next four games promise to be critical to how their campaign pans out as they face three league matches before the split against Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell and then a semi-final against Aberdeen.

"They're vitally important games," the manager said of the run facing his side. "I think the break has just given everyone a chance to breathe a little bit.

"There's only seven, eight weeks left, it'll fly by and we're ready to attack the last period of the season. Nine, hopefully ten games left, maximum. That's it.

"So we're ready to go. We're fresh, we're positive and we're looking forward to a really exciting end to the season.'