CRITICISM?

What criticism? Georgios Samaras has no idea what all the fuss is about – because he turns a deaf ear every time he takes to the field.

The stand-in Celtic skipper plans to adopt that defence mechanism tonight at Tynecastle, where what is happening on the field is all that will grab his attention.

The Greek international said: "We're the best team in the country, and everybody knows that. We proved it last year, and we'll prove it this year as well.

"We need to start having a winning run like we did last year. In that period we had 20 games in a row unbeaten, and it's a good time to have a run like that."