Derek McInnes, Joe Shaughnessy, Michael Hector on RedTV
Derek McInnes |
“Every game in the cup is potentially tough. We are going down to play a good Falkirk side who had a very good result at the weekend against Dundee. We have had them watched over a number of games and as I say they are a good side. At the same time we expect it to be a tough match for them as well.
“We are going to have to play well to get through.
“Falkirk are a very young side. Gary Holt has come in a changed their shape a little bit from recent seasons. They have the majority of the same players as last season when they went very close to getting to a cup final so they have shown how good they are in cup competitions as they beat a lot of good sides last season. They have a lot of talented players; players they have produced and players a lot of clubs are keeping an eye on. They will be full of energy and full of confidence after beating a decent Dundee side.
“There is a feel good factor after the win on Saturday but we know how quickly that can go. What we have to do is concentrate on our level of performance. I don’t think any team has out muscled us this season or out played us.
“The players showed both sides to us on Saturday. In the first half we were brave on the ball and the passing was very slick. We showed a lot of pace and invention. The second half we needed different qualities. It was more about digging in and grinding out a result. Hopefully we can show all those qualities on Wednesday night so we can get through to the next round.
“The celebrations on Saturday were not because we beat Inverness, it was because we won a game. We were rewarded for our hard work.
“The injury situation is similar to the weekend. We have not ruled Barry (Robson) or Niall (McGinn) out. They are desperate to be involved and we will give them every opportunity to be involved. We have though got to be mindful that we do not want to risk them and then lose them for further games. Russell (Anderson), Chris (Clark) and Willo (Flood) are definitely out and there are no new injuries from the weekend.
“We are training at Forfar today to get used to the surface. They have exactly the same artificial surface as Falkirk. The plastic pitch though will have absolutely no bearing on the result whether we win lose or draw and there will be no one from Aberdeen saying otherwise.”
RedTV |
The manager pre match media conference please click here
Joe Shaughnessy pre match media conference please click here
Michael Hector interview please click here
