Ryan Stevenson acknowledges that after reading Hearts forward Kenneth Vargas’s statement regarding his wish to leave the team, he became furious.
In order to win over the supporters, the former Jambos player has now asked the Costa Rican rebel to stop the “nonsense” and speak his mind on the pitch.
Hearts supporters were incensed when Vargas made a startling statement about leaving the team in order to play against better players in a higher league.
He said that even though he was only a few months into a new five-year contract, he might be able to leave Tynecastle in January due to a condition in his agreement.
In order to make it clear that his remarks were misunderstood and that Hearts is his home, Vargas subsequently posted a grovelling message on Instagram.
Stevenson has criticised Vargas for the foolish and “disrespectful” interview he gave to ESPN back in Costa Rica, despite the retraction.
Stevenson, the hero of Hearts, attacks Kenneth Vargas
“Kenneth Vargas will probably be on a flight back to Scotland from Central America today,” Stevenson wrote in the Daily Record.
“I simply worry how Neil Critchley and his colleagues will react to him when he returns to the Oriam following his foolish remarks while serving for Costa Rica.
It is inconsiderate of his teammates. It’s rude to the supporters. It is inconsiderate of the league. No matter how good Kenny believes he is, he must accept his current situation.
“Listen, now that I’ve composed myself, I view it as a chance to risk all for the player. When he is playing for Hearts, it all comes down to his football skills, and he needs to improve greatly.
Does Vargas believe he is good enough to play at a higher level? No. He finds it difficult to sympathise with this Hearts team at times. That is the reality of the situation.
“He needs to take stock of his current situation and concentrate on demonstrating his worth as a Hearts starter. His goal total is simply insufficient.
He was summed up by his miss against Rangers in the previous game when he faced Jack Butland one-on-one. Those chances in those games must be buried if you want to play for Hearts, let alone at an even higher level.
When he performed the shush celebration following his goal in a 4-0 victory over St. Mirren a few weeks ago, he gave me the boost I needed. It was also insulting.
“He needs to quit the bullshit and begin delivering on a regular basis. We all know what will happen if he doesn’t. Hey, everyone makes errors. And everyone aspires to be the best player. That’s reasonable enough. However, those remarks lacked judgement.
He will only ever put everything in perspective if he does his talking in a park. When I returned to Hearts less than a year after leaving to go to Ipswich, I had that experience.
“I knew that everything would be forgiven if I performed well for the park’s supporters.”
Vargas presented Hearts with a task.
Vargas would greatly benefit if he could accomplish that in the upcoming three games. In eight days, Celtic will play at Tynecastle on Saturday, then go to Europe to play Cercle Bruges, and then return to Gorgie to play Aberdeen.
“Everyone will need to put on an incredible show since Celtic is so much ahead of them. That is the bare minimum.
Vargas must take any possibility that presents him if he decides to participate. He might then learn that Hearts supporters are generally forgiving.
