Struna: New Hearts players do care about the club and we’ll prove it
ANDRAZ STRUNA insists he is hurt by accusations he and his fellow new signings do not care enough about Hearts.
The Slovenia internationalist was one of nine fresh faces drafted in during the January transfer window by new head coach Ian Cathro, most of whom are on short-term deals.
That has led to some questioning whether recent defeats to arch-rivals Hibs in the Scottish Cup and Partick Thistle in the Premiership at the weekend mean enough to the new players. However, Struna, who has been in largely impressive form in the results, they are not what we want. “We’ve not exactly been on the best eight games he has played, is adamant But still, we care and we fight. That’s of runs either. We’ve lost our last three there is no shortage of suffering most important.” matches very narrowly. So we’re just amongst the Tynecastle dressing room Meanwhile, County manager Jim looking to bounce back.” when things go against them. McIntyre admitted he is taking no County have slid down the table and
Asked ahead of tonight’s encounter encouragement from Hearts’ miserable they now find themselves precariously with Ross County if it was hurtful run – because his side’s form is just as close to the relegation zone, with being accused of not caring, the bad. Cathro’s men are without a win in Kilmarnock having built up a fourpoint 27-year-old said: “It is. Maybe it seems their last four games but the Dingwall cushion. that we don’t want it. But we do. side – who head to Tynecastle tonight – But McIntyre is refusing to worry
“Firstly, it’s you who is disappointed, have also struggled of late. about being cut adrift just yet. He then everybody around you. You want They have lost their last three games added: “There is certainly not a big it. We try, we discuss a lot, we speak a and have managed just one win since enough gap at the moment to say they lot between ourselves, trying to find the turn of the year. McIntyre said: “All are getting away from us. But equally solutions. We know that it’s not good. we are caring about is ourselves. We we recognise we need to start picking
“We know that something is wrong just need to worry about what is going up points and to do it in the next games.HEARTbecause,attheend,whenyouseetheonwithourplayers.coupleof ”