CHANGING WOUTLOOK

Spittal admits new Jambos boss was bit of an unknown quantity but he can't wait to get down to work with him

- SCOTT BURNS

ELTON KABANGU has told his Hearts team-mates they won't be disappointed with Wouter Vrancken as their new head coach.

The winger came up against his new boss in the Belgian Pro-League in recent times.

Kabangu had two years at Union Saint-Gilloise and during that time Vrancken had spells with Genk and Gent.

The 47-year-old has a proven track record. He won the Belgian Cup with Mechelen and went close in the title race with Genk and Sint Truiden.

Blair Spittal explained: "To be honest nobody really knew much about the manager.

"I think Elton came across him when he was in Belgium and he had nothing but good things to say about him.

"It's all change but sometimes change is good. So we're looking forward to what the gaffer's going to implement and stuff.

"We have been in doing testing and in the next couple of days it's all about him getting his ideas across to the squad.

Everybody's really open to new ideas. So we're looking forward to it." The Hearts squad is currently in Alicante as Vrancken gets his new team ready for their Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz.The rest of the Jambos squad has now had an early insight into what he will demand and Spittal is confident they can kick on again.

"There's all kinds of evidence there that the clubs he's been at have done really well," the midfielder insisted.