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I haven’t begun a game since he entered, of course. Coming off the bench, he has made it clear to me what he wants from me. I simply need to attempt that, join the team, and continue from there.

In fact, I had a conversation with him when he was manager of Blackpool before to my joining Peterborough. So, I was familiar with him. Blackpool was promoted to the Championship at that time, but it didn’t work out, and I ended up moving to Peterborough. He clearly made an attempt to sign me previously, so sure, it’s a fantastic thing, and I hope I can just rejoin the club and get better.

Critchley is finally receiving significant time on the training field with the majority of his team during the international break after packing seven games into his first 26 days at Hearts.

Out of his five league games, the new manager has accumulated seven points. Despite having a solid start to the Europa Conference League with six points from their first three games, Hearts are still second bottom in the Premiership. However, there were indications in the second half of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Rangers at Ibrox that the Jambos are beginning to understand Critchley’s demands for the front foot.

“We’re seeing improvements week in and week out,” Grant added. With every game, we get better. Hopefully, then, the points will be forthcoming. Our goal is to win every game.

Getting a lot of information in a lot of games might be challenging at times. On the pitch, we’re expanding on the details and the things he wants from us. We’re beginning to see evidence of that being put into practice. Under the new manager, we’ve gotten better. I believe that is evident, particularly when we are ahead.