Source: Team_Talk
Jefferies pleased by sharp shooters
Hearts manager Jim Jefferies has expressed his pleasure at the early goalscoring prowess of his side after they made it back-to-back 4-0 wins.[LNB] The Jambos began the season with a draw against St Johnstone but have since routed Hamilton and then Elgin in the Co-operative Insurance Cup last night.[LNB]Six players have scored Hearts' nine goals so far this term and Jefferies is delighted to see players taking the burden off the shoulders of Kevin Kyle.[LNB]He said: "It was virtually a 4-2-4 formation against Elgin, with the two young boys (David Templeton and Novikovas) having a licence to go and play and get at them, get the crosses in.[LNB]"That is also why I played Craig Thomson at right-back because he has got great delivery and I knew he would get on the ball wide.[LNB]"I think it was him who put the cross in for Kyle's goal, which was fantastic.[LNB]"There were two or three great balls in and the goalkeeper made marvellous saves.[LNB]"Eggert, Kyle, Novikovas and Robinson shared the goals around which is good.[LNB]"Kevin could have had a hat-trick if hadn't been for their keeper and Ryan Stevenson was unlucky with one as well. We were very pleased."[LNB]Hearts last lifted the League Cup in season 1962-63, but Jefferies is refusing to get carried away after progressing against the Third Division's bottom club.[LNB]The former Kilmarnock boss, who lifted the Scottish Cup in his first spell at Hearts in 1998, knows the luck of the draw is crucial to their hopes.[LNB]He added: "It would be nice to get to another final and then have a crack at it, but you just have to see what the draw brings and do the best you can."[LNB]Calum Elliot missed the win over Elgin with a knee injury but was due to have a scan today that could show he has a chance of facing Dundee United on Sunday.[LNB]"It's not the knee he had problems with before, it's the other one," Jefferies told Edinburgh Evening News.[LNB]"He caught his studs in the turf as he turned and we feared the worst.[LNB]"The doctor looked at it last night and it looks like it's not as bad as we feared.[LNB]"We thought it might have been his cartilage but the doc doesn't think so.[LNB]"We will scan it just to get it right but the doc doesn't think it's the cartilage.[LNB]"If that's right he'll have a chance for the weekend.[LNB]"It was a blow to us that Calum wasn't available last night because we would have played him with him being on fire right now.[LNB]"He's probably wishing he did play because he might have got a few goals as we were in such command."
