Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to face Trabzonspor in the Conference League in Turkey on Thursday.

Here are the key points:

• Centre-half Stuart Findlay and utility man Oisen McEntee have not travelled with the squad.

• Vrancken has compared Tranbzonspor with Benfica, the Portuguese side who thrashed Hearts 6-1 in Europa League qualifying and also beat Celtic 4-1 this season.

• He says former Liverpool forward Mo Salah is not the only top player they need to be wary off.

• The Belgian coach says he has never been at a club with so many injuries in the same area at the same time.

• He insists they will stick by "their principles" in terms of the type of football he wants the team to play despite Sunday's 7-1 hammering by Celtic.

• He says "you can't ensure" the team will play without fear, but that is the plan.