The emerging enigma that is Amadou Ba-Sy was hardly the key talking point from Hearts’ outrageous collapse at Pittodrie, but head coach Wouter Vrancken has already gone into detail on the reasons behind this snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory.They aren’t ruthless enough up front, they definitely aren’t ruthless enough at the back and, judging by the things he said afterwards, they aren’t showing the mentality he wants either. Apart from that, it’s fine.If we are looking for other things to discuss from the Tynecastle outfit’s horror story up north, something a little different, why not consider Ba-Sy’s 60-minute outing, his first competitive start since a summertime illness?In essence, the question you end up asking yourself about the 24-year-old Frenchman after watching him play is pretty much the same one on your lips after watching Hearts in general: Is there enough on show here to persuade you this is going to work out?Ba-Sy has some qualities, but it is hard to hold a firm stance on whether he is actually any good. His towering physique makes him hard to defend against. The way he rolled Chris Cadden before putting in the low ball that led to Oisin McEntee’s opener was fantastic.He is already splitting opinion, though. A quick glance at the reaction to Saturday’s match in maroon-tinged corners of the internet made it clear that some punters thought he played well while others weren’t so convinced. Amadou Ba-Sy arrived from the French third tier and the jury remains out on him at TynecastleHe certainly bears some characteristics that place him into potential cult hero territory. Unfortunately, during this game, there was way too much to make you think that there are reasons why he was trawling around in the French third-tier before Hearts took a punt on him.Ahead of the quarter-hour mark, Claudio Braga fed him the ball from the right and moved into an excellent position for the return. Ba-Sy’s pass was atrocious, delivered with the touch of an elephant.He also blazed miles over when presented with an opportunity by Blair Spittal before the break. When it comes to body language, he doesn’t show much in the way of expression. He didn’t make an awful lot in the way of telling runs either.When Hearts took the lead, he barely celebrated. It was no surprise to see him replaced by Pierre Landry Kabore, but, for all the clumsiness he exhibited between the decent bits, there’s something that stops you from writing him off completely.He probably doesn’t have enough to shoulder responsibility all season as a No9 and there is a school of thought he could play off the left, but, then, don’t Hearts have enough guys on that flank including the lesser-spotted Rogers Mato?What he did in the lead-up to the goal was great. It’s just a matter of getting him to do that more often and then making judgments.Making judgments is part and parcel of being an observer of this splendid old game, though, and there are plenty being formed around the Jam Tarts right now. Lewis Mayo bundles the ball home for Aberdeen’s equaliser and worse was to follow for HeartsVrancken is already facing questions and needs Thursday’s Europa League qualifying trip to Benfica like a hole in the head. He has taken a squad shorn of key players from last season, suffering from injury after injury, and full of new signings not ready for action for one reason or another.It’s a tough gig he’s in and he can’t possibly know his best XI. Hearts have an army of players at their disposal, but not that many right now – with Braga out of form and even Alexandros Kyziridis dropped – that you’d hang your hat on.They played pretty well at Pittodrie for the most part. Sure, they were wide open to the counter at times early-doors, but settled nicely and seized control of the game until an utterly chaotic closing period in which they simply lost their heads – conceding to Lewis Mayo and then seeing Stuart Findlay sent off in giving away the penalty converted deep into time added-on by Kevin Nisbet.Even though Vrancken took off Laurent Mendy for Jamie McCart and pushed McEntee into midfield late on, it is hard to pin such scandalous capitulation solely on that. The players – including Jordi Altena, poor in the lead-up to both efforts – have to take the blame too.As with Ba-Sy, it’s too early to say whether this season is going to be good or bad at Tynecastle. There’s certainly reason for concern and a degree of unease over recruitment so far.It feels like a bit of a mixed bag in prospect at the moment and that’s not what punters were sold after last season’s progression. If it works out that way, the real figure to face the music is likely to be someone barely meriting a mention as it stands.Sporting director Graeme Jones said this term was always going to be about improving on last term. He oversees the deals for Ba-Sy and others. And he’d better hope things pick up quickly or he’ll be dealing with the kind of noise already building around his new head coach and some of his signings.