Source: Team_Talk
Jefferies hails Jambos' away form
Hearts boss Jim Jefferies believes his team's new attacking approach is paying dividends - particularly on their travels.[LNB] Despite failing to score against Celtic at Parkhead last weekend, the Jambos hit four away to Hamilton before overcoming Inverness 3-1 at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on Saturday afternoon.[LNB]It was not all plain sailing for Hearts, however, who fell behind to Eric Odhiambo's 37th-minute strike.[LNB]But an own goal by Chris Innes restored parity on the stroke of half-time before Ryan Stevenson and Calum Elliot secured the victory in the second half.[LNB]"It's been really pleasing that we've been able to score three away goals at a tough place like Inverness, while we scored four at Hamilton earlier in the season, who are another team that are hard to beat at home," said Jefferies.[LNB]"We've been encouraging the players to go out and win games and that's been something we've emphasised to them this season.[LNB]"It certainly seems to be working because not only are we managing to score goals, we are also creating plenty of chances."[LNB]Caley Thistle boss Terry Butcher was left to rue what might have been had Odhiambo's goal not been cancelled out before the end of the first half, but ultimately put his side's demise down to poor defending.[LNB]"If we had kept it together until half-time then who knows?" he pondered. "We didn't play with any great fluency in the first half, but we more than matched Hearts.[LNB]"The loss of the goal right on half-time meant we did not have something to defend in the second half and although we started well, once we conceded the second and third goals we left ourselves a mountain to climb.[LNB]"It was the manner of the goals we lost, however, that disappointed me. Hearts scored them too easily while we had to work very hard to get our goal."
