Paulo Sergio believes Hearts can revenue on Rangers Europa League remaining fatigue by occurring to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
Rangers endured 120 minutes within the red-hot warmth of Seville on Wednesday evening earlier than finally dropping 5-4 on penalties to Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt.
Former Hearts boss Sergio is again in Scotland this weekend to observe the Gorgie facet at Hampden, hoping they will observe in his footsteps by lifting silverware.
And he insists that with the correct technique Robbie Neilson's facet can win their first Scottish Cup in a decade particularly with the additional power the lads in maroon can have in comparison with their Glasgow opponents.
"I feel Hearts can revenue on this second from Rangers coming from such an enormous recreation with a small time to recuperate," Sergio instructed The Scotsman.
"With the correct technique and the correct perspective on the pitch, it is one recreation, so in fact I consider we are able to win this cup.
"Individuals say 72 hours is sweet sufficient to recuperate a participant between one recreation and the opposite, however it's nonetheless not the identical. I'm fairly positive that the Hearts gamers can have way more power to spend on this recreation than the Rangers gamers.
"However in fact Hearts cannot make errors as a result of Rangers are an excellent staff with essential gamers. The Hearts staff needs to be courageous. I might like to press them and never allow them to really feel their method into the sport.
"Squeeze them as a lot as doable to get the ball larger up the pitch and put them in hassle. I feel this isn't the second to offer them an excessive amount of initiative as a result of, with initiative, Rangers have sufficient expertise to offer you hassle."
What makes it extra particular is that this would be the first time the now Portimonense supervisor will likely be in attendance at a remaining since he guided the Jam Tarts to a well-known 5-1 triumph of Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in 2012 - regardless of Hearts that includes in two finals since.
And he's delighted to return to the venue of some of the memorable moments of his managerial profession.
Sergio added: "It is all the time particular to return again to Edinburgh however with a cup remaining, it is much more particular," he mentioned after flying into Scotland's capital from Lisbon.
"It is 10 years now since we gained the final one so I feel it is time to convey a brand new one for our museum.
"I am positive will probably be implausible to be at Hampden once more. A number of recollections will come again and the possibility to be again with the Hearts followers will likely be nice for me."