Ross McCormack has suggested Hearts boss Neil Critchley did not facilitate his attacking players to perform against Copenhagen.
The Jambos lost 2-0 at the Parken Stadium which represents a third consecutive defeat in the Europa Conference League.
They managed to keep the scoreline at 0-0 at the interval but conceded minutes after the second-half restarted.
The final blow came in the 78th minute, when Copenhagen were awarded a very soft penalty which angered Hearts stopper Craig Gordon who was penalised during the incident.
The spot-kick was converted and it killed Hearts’ chances of getting anything out of the game. But Hearts deserved little from the clash as they delivered zero shots on target across the whole encounter.
And McCormack thinks the Jambos weren’t set up to deliver enough of a goal threat.
Ross McCormack questions Hearts attacking set-up
Speaking on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast, the former Scotland forward said: “I was listening to Michael Stewart on commentary and his assessment was spot on.
“They offered absolutely nothing going forward which for me was disappointing because I think they’ve shown over recent weeks glimpses of what they can do.
“Last night, they were just off it for whatever reason. I don’t know if it was the set-up, they were talking about the front three being too detached from the rest of the team, spaces being too big, too easy to play through.
“It was just really a culmination of everything. For me, I’m always disappointed when the attacking side of the game doesn’t show up.
“They’ve got a lot of good players going forward and I like to see managers and teams give those kind of players platforms to perform.
“And I just don’t think Hearts were really set up to go and threaten them at all last night and it played out that way.”
Neil Critchley refrained from criticising Hearts team
Critchley spoke to Hearts TV after the defeat and said that Copenhagen simply outclassed the Jambos and suggested there’s not to much you can do to combat that.
He said: “Yeah it is, you have to hold your hands up. Sometimes it is the level you’re playing at.
“Tonight they played the game on a different level. In these games everything gets exposed – your technical quality, your intelligence on and off the ball, physicality.
“They had an advantage and unfortunately we weren’t able to bridge that.”