It's already a crucial weekend for Michael Beale, Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen as Nick Montgomery and Nat Phillips prepare for days in the spotlight.
Hearts and Aberdeen are like mirror images of one another as they prepare to meet at Tynecastle.
In Steven Naismith's case, that came despite his Hearts side failing to score in each of their last three league games and, including two against PAOK, having now lost four on the bounce. The European knocks came with Naismith officially operating as technical director as the former Scotland forward did not have the coaching qualifications required for Uefa competitions.
Hearts have had more open play sequences of 10+ passes - and had more of these lead to a shot or touch in the opposition's box - in this season's Premiership than any other team than Celtic. Aberdeen will be hoping that Saturday is not the day those turn into long-awaited goals.On-loan Liverpool centre-half Nat Phillips is hoping to be the cat's whiskers with Celtic
With Gustaf Lagerbielke, the summer signing from Elfsborg, having a shaky performance against Rangers, Phillips could be given his chance to impress prior to Tuesday's Champions League trip to face Feyenoord.
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