Musa Drammeh praised by current and former Hearts managers as Steven Naismith pinpoints his 'biggest attribute'

Hearts forward Musa Drammeh’s goal against Celtic was a mere consolation, but it was a thunderous strike that gave his manager encouragement.

The 22-year-old forward’s game time has been restricted to just three appearances off of the bench since arriving in the summer, with the manager responsible for recruiting him, and his current Tynecastle boss Neil Critchley, full of praise for him. Celtic ultimately trounced the Jambos 4-1, but his strike from range left Hearts fans feeling optimistic about a future with him in the side and on form.

Hearts recently finalised a partnership with Tony Bloom’s Jamestown analytics and will hope to unearth more gems through their new approach to recruitment. The side currently sit second-bottom of the Scottish Premiership but can take encouragement from the amount of chances they created in the opening 45 minutes against Celtic, despite not taking any of them.

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“Musa’s been doing very well in training,” said Critchley. “We played a game here in the international break and he scored two goals behind closed doors against Dundee. He’s deserving of his opportunity.

“He came on at Rangers, he came on against Celtic and he scored a brilliant goal. Fair play to Musa.”

Steven Naismith was in charge at Tynecastle when Musa was brought to the club and featured as a pundit on BBC Scotland’s Sportscene after the game, and praised the forward.

“He’s somebody who has come in and probably needs time to just settle,” Naismith said.

“But his biggest attribute is his finishing. It is very good, from close range and from a distance.

“But in my time at the club, he’s definitely shown that in training at times and this moment in the game it was good for Hearts to get something from the game, it was probably just too late for them to get back in and get some points.”