Heart of Midlothian midfielder Oisin McEntee is relishing the change of style under new manager Wouter Vrancken. The team is now focusing on building from the back and creating chances, a departure from the more direct approach under Derek McInnes. McEntee believes the new style is the biggest difference this season, with a greater emphasis on patterns of play and midfield control. The team is currently 3 points behind leaders Celtic in the Premiership, with a league standing of 4th and 3 points from 2 games, recent form WL. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 2, with a goal difference of +3. McEntee is looking forward to facing Benfica again, despite trailing 6-1 from the first leg. He believes the level the side is being asked to play at will stand the players in good stead for the rest of the season. McEntee added that the team has learned a lot from facing top teams, and that every little thing, like the strikers' movements, can be different to what they've played against before. The Irishman says he and his teammates are still confident of European group-stage football. If Benfica do not blow a five-goal advantage at Tynecastle on Thursday, Heart of Midlothian would very likely face Rapid Vienna for a place in the Conference League, with the Austrians comfortably ahead in their own tie. The team is currently without several key players, including Ageu, Craig Halkett, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, and Stephen Kingsley.
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Heart of Midlothian' McEntee Thrives Under Vrancken's New Style
Heart of Midlothian' midfielder Oisin McEntee discusses the team's new playing style under manager Wouter Vrancken.
