Csaba Laszlo gets his chance to out wit Celtic today and wants his side to be cool and relaxed.

Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo believes players are more likely to lose their cool in the so-called bigger games against the likes of Celtic. The SPL leaders head to the Capital today for the televised encounter at Tynecastle and Laszlo is looking for a cool performance and their first three points since 20 September. This will be the first time Laszlo will pit his wits against Gordon Strachan but is well aware his side will be heading into the clash with an extra spring in their step - something that could prove costly. He said: "I don't do anything different just because of the opponents we play. They always come here to win. But Celtic is different. They are one of the biggest clubs in the country and if you play against a club like that you have all the motivation you need. Sometimes you have extra motivation and that can be dangerous if you have a player who is over-motivated and we must try and hold them back."

Laszlo is looking forward to today's game and admits he has left no stone unturned in drawing up a game-plan. He added: "I can't look inside the heads of the people at Celtic but we have had a lot of chances to watch them in the Champions League. We had the chance to watch them against Kilmarnock this week and we have a lot of information on them. Celtic are a great team and we have had two very good games recently against Hibs and Aberdeen, although the results were not the best. So now I hope against Celtic we can get the three points."

Laszlo is ready to show faith in goalkeeper Janos Balogh despite Slovakian Marian Kello being passed fit and ready for action. Fellow Hungarian Balogh replaced Kello at half-time during the 1-1 draw with Hibs a fortnight ago and was in the starting line-up against Aberdeen last weekend after Kello failed to recover from a head injury. Laszlo said: "At the moment I don't think Balogh has done enough wrong to change things. We have three very good goalkeepers and Kello had his chance and he was unlucky with this injury. If he was not injured I would not have taken him off but Balogh did well against Hibs and did well against Aberdeen. We will start with him definitely."

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