Kyle enjoying forward thinking

15 December 2010 18:00

Hearts striker Kevin Kyle is revelling in a fluid attacking formation as Jim Jefferies' side seek a seventh successive victory.

Hearts moved three points behind Celtic in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League after Kyle's second-half penalty sealed a 2-1 victory at Motherwell. Kyle is enjoying his central striker's role, with Rudi Skacel playing off him and Republic of Ireland forward Stephen Elliott and the impressive David Templeton out wide.

"It's great playing with him (Templeton), Stephen on the other side and Rudi roaming around," Kyle said.

"It makes my job a lot easier because when that ball comes up, I've got a choice of three guys to get the ball off to. If I flick it on, the three of them are trying to get on the end of it.

"I think they enjoy me playing through the middle as well and it's a system that's working for us.

"I'm not finding it hard to score from open play but everybody else has been scoring and I was really pleased to get the penalty because, after beating Aberdeen 5-0 on Saturday and not scoring, I was determined to get a goal. Even though it was from the spot, you still have to put the ball in the back of the net."

The Scotland striker is optimistic about Hearts' chances of keeping their wining run going.

He told HeartsTV: "When everyone is playing at the top of their game, any team will struggle to match us.

"We've got some quality players, international players.

"We're scoring goals for fun and keeping clean sheets and who knows where we can go?"

Source: PA