Hearts boss Craig Levein explains what makes Aaron Hickey so special
The 17-year-old made his debut as a right-back at Aberdeen in May and has since gone on to deliver some sensational performances at left-back.
“The thing about him is that he can play left-back and right-back and you wouldn’t know if he’s left footed or right footed,” said the manager. “I’ve never seen a player as comfortable on both sides which in the full-back position makes him helluva valuable because he can play both. We can play Michael Smith at left-back but he loses something. I’ve never seen a player like Aaron who can go to one or the other and it doesn’t faze him in the slightest.
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Hide Ad“He is genuinely the most two-footed I’ve ever seen. When he came in, the coaches didn’t even know - some of them thought he was right footed, some thought he was left footed.”
Hickey will return to the starting line-up against Stenhousemuir tomorrow night after being rested away to Cowdenbeath last week.