Manager Craig Levein has challenged his players to stand up and be counted especially at Tynecastle

Games like todays were one of the main reasons Joel Pereira agreed to join Hearts on loan from Manchester United this summer. A full house, high-profile opponents, TV cameras everywhere. The chance to project and to prove. What the Portuguese goalkeeper could not have predicted was the mood; the self-doubt and recrimination swirling around Tynecastle as Hearts prepare to host Steven Gerrards Rangers. They have won only one of their first eight Premiership fixtures, and havent tasted league success on their own patch since the end of March. A place that for so long has been regarded as a fortress has become something more like a welcome mat. Visitors wipe their feet and make themselves at home.

After the most recent disappointment, a 1-0 defeat

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