Source: Team_Talk
Stevenson keen to impress
Hearts forward Ryan Stevenson hopes to be in Paulo Sergio's long-term plans and is eager to prove himself against Motherwell on Sunday. Stevenson scored twice as Hearts beat Hungary's Paks 4-1 at Tynecastle to progress to the Europa League play-off, where they will meet Tottenham.Now the Jambos are looking to end a rollercoaster week, which began with Jim Jefferies replaced as boss by Sergio, on a high with victory in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Well at Fir Park.Stevenson said: "It's been a tough week. We've always had a hard game down at Fir Park."They're a good team with a good manager and some very good players. It will be very hard."Stevenson was a substitute in each of the first three games of the season before being promoted to the starting line-up by Sergio.And he hopes to continue to impress following his midweek double.The 26-year-old was deployed in central and wide midfield and up front by Jefferies and will be happy to play wherever called upon by Sergio.Stevenson added: "I'm happy playing wherever. If he wants to play me up front I'm more than happy."I was always confident in my own ability to score goals and play well, nothing's changed with that."I was disappointed I didn't play last week or the week before that. It was important for me to put in a good performance."Stevenson was the first signing Jefferies and his assistant Billy Brown made on their return to Tynecastle and the forward was pinching himself after becoming a two-goal European hero 18 months after his switch from Ayr United.He added: "If you were telling me this would happen about 18 months ago, I don't think many people would believe you."Personally I was very sad to see Jim and Billy go. I was their first signing at Hearts and I was disappointed on Monday when I heard the news."But you've got to give the new manager credit. He came in, it's not his fault this has happened."He's a very nice humble man and we're all looking forward to learning the way he wants to play football."