You take over at a club who were denied a historic league title in the final 10 minutes of last season. They then lose their captain and talismanic striker, plus their best midfielder, and have a huge turnover of players. Your first competitive action is a Champions League qualifier against seasoned European campaigners Sturm Graz, losing 6-0 on aggregate, before conceding twice after the 90th minute up at Aberdeen to lose your first league match. The Portuguese giants await on Thursday (20:00 BST) amid a savage introduction for Hearts' new Belgian head coach. However, the nature of the team's late collapse has intensified fear among the support that their season could unravel before it has even properly started.