'Worst day of my career' - Devlin on 'unjust' title heartbreak
· Yahoo Sports
Cammy Devlin has opened up on the agony of Hearts' "unjust" title near miss, admitting it was "the worst day of my career".
Hearts topped the Premiership for the majority of the season and headed to Celtic Park on the final day needing a point for their first top-flight title in 66 years, only to concede two late goals and fall to a 2-1 defeat.
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That could well be out-of-contract Devlin's final game for the Tynecastle club as he looks set to end his five-year Hearts career by joining Lawrence Shankland in departing this summer.
Speaking from Australia's pre-camp where he is trying to secure a place in their 26-man World Cup squad, Devlin, 27, said: "It's hard because it was the worst day of my career, how disappointing it was. Unjust is probably the word, we didn't deserve that, how it ended and everything.
"On a positive side, the best thing for me is I'm lucky enough to come straight into a camp representing my country. That can change your mindset straight away and you've got no choice other than to get back and perform at your highest level.
"That's been really good. I feel so lucky I have that opportunity. I feel like if I didn't have that and went on holiday or back home, it would really weigh on my mind every minute because of how disappointing it was.
"I'm lucky to get this opportunity, there's no bigger carrot at the end of this, so to come in here and have something else to focus on is really good.
"But it was really tough the first couple of days, just because of how it all happened. Still, there's so many thoughts of what could've been different, what probably should've been different. I know that's a lot of feeling with the boys around Hearts and everyone around the place.
"Really undeserving finish to what was an amazing season with such a special club. Everything we did and achieved was incredible.
"Still not over what happened. But to have this shirt on, and get the chance to train, represent my country and hopefully at the end of it go to a World Cup, there's no better thing to look forward to."