Nade considers Hearts departure

Last updated : 08 January 2010 By Team Talk

Nade has found himself the targets of cruel chants about his weight and goalscoring record since joining Hearts two and a half years ago.

But he has vowed not to let that influence his decision to stay or leave at the end of the season.

"Everywhere you go, you're going to hear some people talk badly about you," said Nade, who has netted just twice since February.

"If I stay here, it's because I'm feeling good here.

"At this club, there are a lot of good people."

Nade, who began his career in his native France before moving to Sheffield United, is keen to sample another football culture.

"If I've got a possibility to go to another country and learn their kind of football, this is something good for me," he said.

Nade would not clarify where the clubs who have expressed an interest in him were based but said Hearts were the only team to make him a firm offer.

Asked if he wanted to stay, Nade added: "It depends on the contract."

His decision could also be influenced by manager Csaba Laszlo's hunt for a new striker.

But far from being frightened about the potential arrival of the likes of Steven MacLean or Izale McLeod, Nade would welcome the chance to share the burden of leading the line.

"The tactics we play are not the kind of tactics I like," he said.

"So, for me it's really hard and frustrating.

"Most of the time when I get the ball, I'm in the middle of the pitch.

"But I have to play for the team and when I've got the chance to score, I need to. I can't miss it."

He added: "If he (Laszlo) wants to sign one more striker, maybe it's because he wants to change tactics.

"To score with this tactic is really, really hard, because he asks a lot of the strikers: to defend, come back, to keep the ball, to get the ball in free space, to be in the box, but to cross as well."

Nade has therefore been grateful for the recent emergence of teenagers Gordon Smith and Scott Robinson, who Laszlo has been forced to blood while the Hearts board stall on giving him the green light to sign an experienced forward.

Nade said of Robinson: "This kind of player I like because he likes to run.

"I just watch him run and I keep more of my energy to attack when I've got the ball."

The start of the season saw Nade haunted by personal issues which affected his game.

He insists he has put these behind him, saying he was "more than happy" at present.

And if he is to leave Hearts, he is determined to go out on a high, looking at the Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Aberdeen as one potential route to a glorious exit.

"If I leave this club at the end of the season, I would like to achieve something, like win a cup or bring the club to Europe again like last season," he said.

"So I'll give my best not to leave like someone who takes his money and goes away."

Aberdeen v Hearts 1st Goalscorer: Nade, C. 15/2  

Source: Team Talk

Source: Team Talk