'The only negative thing about Stendel is his blind loyalty in Pereira' - Hearts fans react to 5-0 defeat by Celtic

Supporters angry with error-prone goalkeeper and call for manager to make a change between the sticks
Hearts goalkeeper Joel Pereira had another bad night at Celtic Park.Hearts goalkeeper Joel Pereira had another bad night at Celtic Park.
Hearts goalkeeper Joel Pereira had another bad night at Celtic Park.

Here are a selection of tweets from worried Hearts fans after the hammering at Celtic Park.

@hopetofly_x: "I don't want to criticise Stendel at all BUT he has to take some accountability if he keeps playing Pereira and he keeps chucking them in. Could literally be the difference between relegation and survival."

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@scottewen_: "The only negative thing about Stendel is his blind loyalty in Pereira."

@RFBorthwick: "Pereira is going to get us relegated."

@michaelpark91: "Not much changes after tonight. Anything but six points from Hamilton and St Mirren then I can’t see us getting out this mess. Not easy starting every week a goal down either. Off you pop Pereira."

@macd_chris: "I was very surprised that we didn’t manage to get a goalie in or a CB during the window. That could very well be our ultimate undoing."

@livie_david: "If Stendel keeps Hearts up, give him manager of the season."

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@jambodaveyk: "At least we don’t have to play Celtic again this season - in the league anyway."

@davidlloydreid: "Stendel has to pull it out the bag on Saturday or we really are screwed. No shape. No discipline. No composure. Rocking up to Parkhead with a cavalier attitude sounded good but nobody was really fooled."

@MotionPaul: "We weren’t that bad in the first half to be honest. The Gk error visibly p****d Halkett and Souttar off and from then on in what little confidence they had was shot. I actually thought Naisy, Smith and Boycie looked sharp tonight."

@IanW1874: "Stendel is currently trying to completely overhaul the style of play, change the mentality of the players and also clearly fix a lot of what was wrong behind the scenes. That takes a lot longer than 10 games to get right. Results not great at all but let's give the man a chance."