Source: PA
Competition keeps Kyle and co sharp
Kevin Kyle believes Hearts have goals in their team now whoever manager Jim Jefferies chooses to play up front.
Kyle was one of two strikers signed by Jefferies this summer, alongside Stephen Elliott of Preston, to bolster the Edinburgh club's attacking options after they struggled in front of goal last term.
Previously with Kilmarnock, Kyle scored his first Hearts goal from the penalty spot as Hamilton were outplayed in a comprehensive 4-0 New Douglas Park victory.
The real Hearts hero, though, was Calum Elliot, a homegrown forward who failed to score a single goal last season, but who claimed two against Hamilton to add to his opening-day strike against St Johnstone.
Kyle said: "It's something Hearts haven't had for a while - competition up front for places. The players coming in are scoring goals and if everyone else in the team knows we can score goals it takes a lot of pressure off the back four.
"With a couple of big signings with me and Stephen Elliott, Calum might have been thinking 'am I going to get a game?', but with the two of us being unfit, he has got the nod. Fair play to him, I respect him 100% for what he has done so far this season. I didn't realise he hadn't scored any last season, so it's good for his confidence that he has got three already this time. I'm really pleased for him because he deserves it."
