Alexandros Kyziridis in sleepless night after Hearts title agony as he's speechless after heaven to hell ride
The Greek winger has addressed a day of agony for Hearts in the title race conclusion.
Alexandros Kyziridis admits he was awake all night after Hearts lost the Premiership title on the final day against Celtic.
The Jambos needed a win or a draw to claim their first top flight crown since 1960 and got off to a great start with Lawrence Shankland’s first half goal. Arne Engels’ penalty coupled with late second half strikes by Daizen Maeda and Callum Osmand put the tin lid on Hearts’ bid for glory as they slipped out of first place into second through the 3-1 loss, having spent much of this term on top.
Hearts have condemned chaotic scenes at the end of the game at Parkhead where Celtic fans invaded the pitch and claims have been made over some of the players in maroon being ‘assaulted.’ The scenes meant Hearts went straight off the pitch and onto the team bus without conducting post-match media duties, right-back Christian Borchgrevink the first Hearts player to speak on what happened, through an interview in his native Norway.
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Greek winger Kyziridis hasn’t addressed what happened after full-time but instead turned attention to his overall feelings on social media, unable to shake some blame for Hearts losing out on the final day, despite being one of their top stars over the course of the 38-game season. He has vowed to learn from the harsh Hearts lesson that he’ll learn in time to accept.
“I have no words to describe my feelings… I can’t find the words to tell you what I feel. From last night until now, I haven’t slept at all, thinking about what I could have done better for us to win the title. I still haven’t fully realised it. From heaven to hell in 90 minutes. A story I will remember for the rest of my life, even though it didn’t have a happy ending. We tried… we truly gave everything we had — and even more — to bring the trophy home.
“Football can be cruel. As much as I don’t want to accept it, I have to, because everything in life is a lesson. I am very proud of everyone — my teammates, the coaches, and all the people who work for the team. I also want to thank the fans throughout this whole journey, because through the good times and the difficult ones, they were always there. I promise you this was only the beginning, and next year we will try again to achieve the best possible result.”