Euro Championship talk between Hearts stars

At Riccarton ahead of Scotland's JESTING has alreading begun to visit to Lithuania on European Championship qualifying duty. The match between the two nations in Kaunas does not take place for another eight days but Hearts' Scottish and Lithuanian contingents have started verbal war at a moment.

"In Lithuania there is very much confidence, I don't know why really,"Arvydas Novikovas, who who has been named in his country's under-21 squad to face Denmark on 3 September and England four days later. I think we must win. Every time Marius Zaliukas and me are joking with the Scottish players, we say that Spain will win the group but Lithuania will be fighting Czech Republic for second place. The Scottish guys don't think so but we joke about it."

He recalled, "When I came here there were maybe six Lithuanians but not with the first team. Now its a nice for me because is the captain Marius. For me its nice and that gives me more confidence. He has been good at helping me settle into the team and I hope he will sign a new contract. I have said he must do this."
He said, "It is always very good to open my goals account and now I just required to keep going and more score goals. Well we all played. We did something the gaffer said and just passed the ball instead than just going long. We kept passing and did well. I have Andy Driver in my position - he is now injured but will begin training again soon. So I'll doing work must hard. But I am enjoying it and the manager has given me a great opportunity to play. The manager has said this could be my season and if I play a nice game then he will give me a one more chance. Well I do must score goals and play good every time so i stay in the team".

JESTING has already begun at Riccarton ahead of Scotland's visit to Lithuania on European Championship qualifying duty.

The match between the two nations in Kaunas does not take place for another eight days but Hearts' Scottish and Lithuanian contingents have started verbal warfare early.
Arvydas said, "In Lithuania there is very much confidence, I don't know really why".