Nobody can question Hearts' mentality - McInnes

Nobody can question Hearts' mentality - McInnesImage source, SNSImage caption, Derek McInnes is three games away from a first league title as managerByBrian McLauchlinBBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterPublished1 minute agoDerek McInnes believes anyone still questioning whether his Heart of Midlothian side have the courage to handle the heat of the Scottish title race has not been paying attention.The Edinburgh side are currently three points clear of reigning champions Celtic at the top of the Premiership with just three games left of the campaign.McInnes says that, after Monday's statement win that all but ended third-top Rangers' title hopes, they are in pole position and the mentality of the group is exactly where he expects it to be."I think anybody who actually questions the mentality now hasn't been watching us," the head coach said. What are European stakes for Scottish clubs in closing games?Published4 hours ago'Venezia in £3.9m bid for Sassuolo's Doig' - gossipPublished5 hours agoCeltic could win double - but is change inevitable?Published19 hours ago"It goes without saying, regardless of how this season plays out, you don't, at Hearts, get to 76 points with three games to go if you've not got a good mentality, because there's pressures at this club that you need to deal with."There's an insistence on winning games here and an expectation, so the players have answered that time and time again."McInnes pointed to five wins against the Old Firm this season, as well as their three victories from four derbies with Hibernian and their unbeaten home record as evidence that "mentality is never in question".He insists everyone inside the dressing room remains "pretty relaxed" despite the prospect of a first league title since 1960 and becoming the first club outside Rangers or Celtic to become champions since 1985.However, he admitted: "Normally, days off can be...