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Derek Mc Innes' Hearts won each of their Premier Sports Cup group games Hearts head coach Derek Mc Innes has set his sights on a European spot and a cup final while acknowledging the club "have a lot to do to make up for last season". The Tynecastle side failed to make it to a final last season, finished seventh in the table, and parted ways with both Steven Naismith and Neil Critchley during a turbulent term. However, Mc Innes' arrival has brought four wins from four in the Premier Sports Cup before the Premiership kicks off this weekend. "As a club, we never really got to what we wanted, " he said. "It was obviously the extra demand of European football. But domestically, not to get to the cup final and not even get top six. We've got a lot to do to make up for last season. "Going into any campaign, if we do our work right at Hearts, utilise the budget that's afforded to us, you get a bit of fortune, as every team needs, we'd like to think that we can be searching and striving for European football in among those places. "And try to get to Hampden. And be 90 minutes away lifting silverware, that's got to be the aim. " The 54-year-old moved to Tynecastle in May after three years as Kilmarnock manager, and he is no stranger to pressure in the dugout. As well as getting the Rugby Park side promoted, during his time with Aberdeen he steered them to a League Cup and kept them consistently in the hunt for European places. "We're not here to mess about, " said Mc Innes. "We're not going to shout our mouths off, saying we're going to do this and we're going to do that. On the back of last season there's work to be done. "We're riding a wee wave of optimism at the minute. There's a lot of encouragement, there's a lot of feelgood factor, a lot of hope for something better this season. " Meanwhile, Mc Innes is patiently waiting on good news regarding a couple of players he's hoping to bring in to the club. Hearts are still waiting on a work permit for Landry Kabore, who is set to complete a move from Estonian side JK Narva Trans. And Mc Innes is hopeful midfielder Tomas Magnusson, the Icelandic midfielder currently with Valur Reykjavik, could be in place to face Aberdeen in Hearts' season opener on Monday. "We're quite well down the line with the process of that, " he said. "But we're not there yet, and if we do tick all the boxes between now and Monday, then we have a chance maybe to get him for Monday night. " Visit our Hearts page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get Hearts news notifications in the BBC Sport app Woakes injury mars England's bizarre opening day Verstappen says he will race with Red Bull in 2026 Sarr scores incredible long-range goal as Spurs beat Arsenal Your first preview of the historical epic, King and Conqueror Is a home educating community teaching children conspiracies? Inside the Jesus Army, from hippy origins to controlling cult What if the Earth spun backwards? 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs 'I'd be lost without football' - the ex-Premier League striker playing at 49 'Without AFL and NRL, the Wallabies wouldn't lose a game' How 'Wrexham effect' is transforming non-league football Lego, lash lifts and Reggie the dog - inside England's Euro 2025 success Felix joins Al-Nassr - inside one of football's most confusing careers 'No way! ' - Wiegman surprised by Burna Boy at Euro 2025 ceremony. Video'No way! ' - Wiegman surprised by Burna Boy at Euro 2025 ceremony Show of Mancunian grit could be making of India captain Gill How did Bronze play Euro 2025 with fractured tibia? Relive the penalty shootout from England's Euro 2025 win. Video Relive the penalty shootout from England's Euro 2025 win 'Lions need whitewash to be lauded for decades' - Dawson column India refuse to end Test before Jadeja and Sundar reach centuries. Video India refuse to end Test before Jadeja and Sundar reach centuries Dodgers' journey from 'best ever' to 'rock bottom' Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.