German broadcaster airs feature on Daniel Stendel and Hearts

ARD journalists were in Edinburgh to talk to manager and assistant

German public broadcast ARD has produced a short feature on life at Hearts for the new management team.

Head coach Daniel Stendel and assistant Jörg Sievers both appear on the three-minute segment which was broadcast on the organisation's Mittagsmagazin show.

In the video, Stendel talks about Hearts' potential, before the pair discuss the dynamic of their working relationship

Hearts assistant boss Jrg Sievers and manager Daniel Stendel.

Stendel says: "Hearts is a club with super potential and a host of possibilities which, at the moment are not being realised."

Sievers then comments: “The question was, would I stay a couple more years where I was or would I do something new, begin a new adventure? I know how Daniel works, I know how he plays football and Scotland’s a wonderful country and Hearts is a great club – so, in the end, the decision was really easy.”

Stendel then adds: “I am the improviser and Jörg is the one who allows things to work through and is a little more laid back. Sometimes I try to push him but that’s not easy.”

The video also includes an appearance from Evening News journalist Barry Anderson, as well as shots of Hearts' training ground at Riccarton.

The feature ends on Stendel and Sievers walking around some of Edinburgh's most famous locations, including Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, as they contemplate living far from their homeland.

"We get the occasional weekend back home. It's not easy," Stendel says as the video concludes.