How are leaders Hearts handling title pressure?
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How are leaders Hearts handling title pressure?Image source, SNSImage caption, Hearts are being chased by Rangers and CelticByThomas DuncanBBC Sport ScotlandPublished55 minutes agoWhen a team are seeking to end a long wait for a league title, it would be fair to expect some angst.Just ask Arsenal, who have stumbled recently in their quest for a first Premier League title in two decades.Hearts, who have not won the Scottish top-flight since 1960, outwardly at least, appear to be wearing their shot at history more lightly.Derek McInnes' side are just back from a week in Spain as they gear up for the final five games, when the top half of the table all face each other.They only have a one-point advantage to protect in a three-way fight with Rangers and Celtic, who are three off the pace, but are intent on embracing the pressure."There's a lot of humour and enjoyment with this - it's got to be, football isn't always easy," McInnes said."When you're in and around it, it feels as if we're just enjoying our work."We want to enjoy it, but there's a serious part to it in the sense that we're all well aware now that we've come this far, put a lot into this season. "And like anything, any race or any competition, it's how you finish the season normally that matters."Why Hearts are relishing the challengeBeing in this unexpected position brings a certain sense of freedom for Hearts.If they do not win the title there will be huge disappointment and the feeling of a rare opportunity missed. That would sting badly.But with perspective, it can be put down as a strong season regardless - given a year ago they were in the bottom half of the table and nobody expected them to be in this position.They are just at the start of the McInnes era, backed by Tony Bloom and his data analytics company."Seventy points is a great number to get into the split - I think it's the first time Hearts have done tha...





