Over Hearts fans and prove he’s no French flop
don’t play as much and as well as you want and you have critics.
“You have to continue to fight and believe you can be better and you can help the team.
“I like proving people wrong. When you have tough moments you always learn and they always make you stronger.
“Those injuries were difficult but today I enjoy it when I see Falcao scoring goal after goal.
“So many people wrote him off but he showed his character and he is a champion. This is a top player and this is the example.
“It was difficult for me because I had not played for a few months before I came here and I was not in my best shape. That game against Hibs was difficult. As a team we didn’t play well and two players came off.
“However, that made me want to fight and say, ‘I am a good player, I have qualities and I am going to show you what I can do.’”
Cathro’s men were booed last week after the 2-1 Premiership defeat by Aberdeen. But Martin said: “Hearts fans have expectations and if things are going wrong they have to protest and put pressure on us.
“That gives us motivation to show people they are wrong. I would rather play in front of passionate fans than supporters who don’t give a s**t.”
Hearts face Rangers at Ibrox today, six points behind fourthplaced St Johnstone with three games to go and Martin added: “The season is not over, we are still in with a chance for Europe.”
Meanwhile, Cathro has started his clearout with Hearts last night confirming the departure of Moroccan full-back Faycal Rherras by mutual consent. Aberdeen 1, Celtic 3. Morton 0 (agg: 5-1). Dundee Utd 3, Everton 1, Watford 0; West Brom 0, Chelsea 1. Standard Liege 2, Mechelen 0. Belenenses 1, Moreirense 1.