Csaba Laszlo tonight admitted he was unconcerned with the defeat to Slask Wraclow here in Germany - but affirmed his delight at the progress of his younger players!

The Tynecastle boss is likely to have a younger squad next season, and with that in mind the likes of Ryan McGowan, Craig Thomson and Arvydas Novikovas have had an opportunity to shine in Barsinghausen.

All three were heavily involved in Hannover this evening, a point which Csaba insists will continue.

"All these young guys I promised myself to give them the chance," he said. "Now they had the chance and they played good.

"We will look to them in the future."

On the result itself, the manager was pragmatic, but preferred to look at the bigger picture of pre-season preparation.

"It is indifferent if we win or lose," he stressed. "The result is not important.

"We had a game yesterday, training early today and then this game. The importance is the training."

Hearts players will participate in a recovery session in the morning, before an intensive afternoon session here at the team's base.

On Hearts.TV today - Csaba Laszlo and Calum Elliot after the Slask defeat, and tomorrow all the action from Hannover