Laszlo wary of Hibs threat

06 May 2009 17:31
After losing their appeal against centre-half Chris Hogg's weekend red card, Easter Road manager Mixu Paatelainen takes his side to Tynecastle with a total of four players suspended, as Rob Jones, Sol Bamba and Colin Nish are also serving bans.[LNB]Hibs have also been struck by injury problems for a game in which they are more or less playing for pride.[LNB]In comparison, Hearts can call on a near-full strength team for the match as they look to cement third place and a Europa League slot.[LNB]However, Laszlo is not taking any notice of his Hibs counterpart's problems.[LNB]He said: "Every team has problems. Against Rangers we had Lee Wallace and Ruben Palazuelos out, we played a good game but didn't have the best result.[LNB]"It's not a usual game, it's a derby and you have two aspects. We have the prestige and route to Europe.[LNB]"For Hibs, I think it's more prestige.[LNB]"After they lost the game to Dundee United, I think they would like to win.[LNB]"Their chance is not so big to qualify for Europe but the prestige is high to beat your city rivals.[LNB]"We lost the last game at Easter Road 1-0.[LNB]"They will begin with 11 players on the field and we will try to play the football we played against Rangers but create more chances."[LNB]There is little to choose between the Edinburgh adversaries this season, with a win apiece and two draws already having been fought out in all competitions.[LNB]Hearts' push for third place has been based on having a physical spine to their team but Laszlo has rejected any notion Hibs are technically superior.[LNB]He added: "I don't agree with this, definitely not.[LNB]"If you compare the two teams and you compare the games we've play, I don't think they got one over on us at any point, physically, technically or tactically.[LNB]"Are Hibs a bad team? This season, I don't think they have been better than my team."[LNB][LNB] Hearts v Hibernian. Click here to bet.  

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