Cammy Devlin insists Hearts will be doing “everything in their power” to pick up their first win of the season ahead of the upcoming international break by defeating Dundee United on Sunday.
The Gorgie club had been knocked out the Premier Sports Cup by second-tier Falkirk before dropping to the Conference League after a losing a Europa League play-off versus Viktoria Plzen on Thursday.
A lack of league wins leaves Hearts tenth in the Premiership – being propped up only by city rivals Hibernian and bottom club Kilmarnock.
“I’ve missed that winning feeling, there’s nothing like it,” Devlin said. “Winning a game of football is the best feeling in the world.
“It doesn’t matter how we win, it would be really good for us as players, for the coaching staff, for the club, to just get that winning feeling back, for the fans to go back to the pubs after a game with a win and heading into the international break.”
The restless Tynecastle faithful has not witnessed a victory on home turf since 11 May, when Hearts ran out 3-0 winners over Dundee.
“I think whether you’ve won five in a row or you’ve lost five in a row, it’s important to go into the break with a win,” the midfielder added.
“We’ll be doing everything in our power to make that happen. Fingers crossed we can.”