Hearts suffered a humiliating 2-2 draw against Petrocub, finishing bottom of their Conference League group. The result sparked anger from fans, who directed vitriol towards the manager, players, and board. Manager Neil Critchley acknowledged the team's struggles and called for unity and resilience from his players.
Neil Critchley warned his Hearts flops they must learn to handle the abuse after a night of Euro humiliation at Tynecastle - because the flak isn’t going to disappear. A 2-2 draw with Moldovan minnows Petrocub - who finish the Conference League bottom of the table - saw the Jambos blow the chance of a first Euro run beyond Christmas for 35 years. Tynecastle turned toxic as the manager, players, chairman Ann Budge and the board were all targeted with vitriol from the stands.
Second half goals from James Wilson and Blair Spittal looked to have saved the day after Sergio Platica’s opener - only for a late Victor Mudrac penalty to send the Jambos spinning out. From looking odds-on to qualify after winning their first two league phase games, Hearts have taken just one point from the next four games. Critchley, who has won just four of his 14 games in charge, now has to pick his side up for Sunday’s clash with St Johnstone as they look to climb off the bottom of the Premiership. He said: “We are all angry and frustrated with what’s happened on the pitch. It is a challenge but it’s not going away, it’s there. “You can only respond, you have a couple of choices - our choice is to show fight, togetherness and spirit. I’m still confident there’s more than enough in the dressing-room to improve our situation. “It’s natural to feel a certain way when you’re not producing the results we want, that’s human nature. When you’re winning games and scoring goals everyone is playing with confidence and freedom. “If not, you have to work your way out of that period. That’s this business, that’s the game. You go through sticky periods and when you do that - which I’m confident this team will do - you’ll be better for it. “When we were in the ascendancy and on the front foot, the supporters got behind is When we were losing they were understandably frustrated so you have to rise above that noise and block it ou
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