Steven Naismith believes Lawrence Shankland is “not going to dwell” on his scoring dry spell and expects the striker to get better his greatest kind.
Final season’s PFA Scotland participant of the yr, 29, has scored simply as soon as in 18 Hearts appearances this season and was on the bench as Scotland beat Croatia 1-0 in Friday’s Nations League match.
Naismith signed Shankland for Hearts in 2022 and left the pinnacle coach’s function at Tynecastle earlier this season after a run of eight defeats.
“The final two seasons, what he is achieved is unbelievable itself,” mentioned Naismith on BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball.
“It impacted us as a result of he was our talisman. The whole lot that would go in opposition to him is in the mean time.
“Persistently going at that stage and at that fee, it was at all times going to be a giant problem. Gamers undergo that.
“The one factor from figuring out him and talking to him, he isn’t going to dwell on it. He’ll come again. He’ll rating one then he’ll simply begin scoring once more. I would not be stunned if one will go in off his shin after which he’ll be again. It occurs with aim scorers on a regular basis.”