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Steven Naismith was delighted with the character shown by Hearts as they recovered from a \u201cterrible\u201d first half to tighten their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a 3-2 victory over Dundee at windswept Tynecastle.<\/p>\n
The Jambos were booed off at the break as they trailed to strikes from Jordan McGhee and Lyall Cameron, but they roared back in the second half to claim a sixth win in seven matches through goals from Calem Nieuwenhof, new recruit Dexter Lembikisa and substitute Yutaro Oda.<\/p>\n
It was the second time in successive homes games Hearts had fought back from two down after they salvaged a 2-2 draw with Ross County last month and they are now eight points clear of nearest challengers Kilmarnock in the battle for third.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur second-half performance was really good,\u201d he said. \u201cWe got chances early and scored a good goal, and we used that momentum and pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor most of the second half it was attack v defence and we made the right choices when we got good opportunities<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first-half performance was terrible. We were laboured, slow and played into Dundee\u2019s hands. At half-time this place was toxic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players knew it wasn\u2019t good enough, we knew it wasn\u2019t good enough and the fans let us know it wasn\u2019t good enough, so you are in a really tough spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us to come back to win is a really good strength to have, that\u2019s twice we\u2019ve been 2-0 down here and we\u2019ve taken points from both games. That probably wouldn\u2019t have happened in previous seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland saw a penalty saved by Trevor Carson at 2-1 down. It was the 18-goal forward\u2019s third consecutive spot-kick miss, but Naismith is adamant he will continue to take them.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, because up until three penalties ago it was brilliant,\u201d he said when asked about Shankland\u2019s recent penalty woe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the same as when he wasn\u2019t scoring goals at the start of the season and then he went through two months of scoring nearly every week. He\u2019ll keep taking them and he\u2019ll start scoring again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Naismith is hopeful that Scott Fraser\u2019s loan move from Charlton will be finalised in time for Saturday\u2019s match at home to Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo update, we\u2019re still waiting,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m hoping it can be cleared for the weekend but basically we\u2019re sitting waiting for Charlton to sign it off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve not got a clue what the issue is but he\u2019s been in here, he\u2019s been about, so hopefully it\u2019s something that doesn\u2019t take too long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dejected Dundee manager Tony Docherty admitted his Dundee team lost their way after the break.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like I witnessed two teams out there,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more happy with the first half, they executed the game plan to the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we started the second half well but we got caught up. They will learn the hard way from this. It\u2019s important to make key decisions but that cost us tonight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were the architects of our own downfall but we have to focus on the positives and learn to manage games better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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