Joel Pereira has opened up on his biggest regret at Hearts as he admitted it was not the best year of his career.
The goalkeeper made the switch to the capital on a season-long loan move from Manchester United for the 2019/20 season. There was much excitement over the deal to take the stopper to Gorgie. Jose Mourinho also full of praise for him as he claimed he would become 'the best Portuguese goalkeeper of the next generation'
But his time spent in Scotland turned out to be miserable with a number of high profile errors and it is something that he still regrets to this day. He loved every minute of his time in Edinburgh while he was full of praise for the fans, Tynecastle and away grounds in Scotland for the noise they generated - but not being able to help Hearts on the pitch sticks with him for all the wrong reasons.
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Opening up on his Hearts experiences both good and bad, he told World Football Index: “I love Scotland to be honest. Edinburgh is an amazing city and the club was fantastic.
“The Hearts fans create an incredible atmosphere and Tynecastle is a great ground to play football at.
“The away grounds in Scotland also had top atmospheres. That is one thing that sticks out from my time there.
“Unfortunately, my year at Hearts was not the best year of my career. I did not play to my highest level and that is something that disappoints me to this day.
“My biggest regret is not being able to do more to help the club in a difficult season that saw us relegated from the league because Hearts is a fantastic club.
“Everyone working in and around the club was really nice and the fans deserved more. They deserved a different year from the team and from myself.”
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