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The Manager | Semi-Final Preview

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Ahead of our Viaplay Cup Semi-final against Hibernian at Hamdpen Park on Saturday evening, manager Barry Robson sat down with the media on Friday morning to preview the match. RedTV subscribers can watch in full through the video above.

“We are just just here to win the game, pressure is a good thing. When pressure comes, that’s when players perform most of the time. We have found it, especially with my players, when its been a big occasion, obviously we’ve had a lot of big games in Europe, we have performed well. We’ve been handling that well and I expect them to handle that again tomorrow.

“What we haven’t been able to do is prepare for long periods for games. I think everybody’s all clear on what our fixtures are like. It’s a quick turnaround to prepare for games. The good thing is we’re all together. We’re spending lots of time together, the boys are really getting to know each other and it’s been really good.

“I watched Hibs against Ross County the other night. It was a good game. I think Ross County played well in the game and they never looked out of the game. Obviously they got a few goals and Ross County could have won it in the end. They play open and expansive football and obviously they’ve got some good players in their side and ones we will need to keep an eye on.

“If you want to achieve anything, you’ve got to believe, be positive, you’ve got to believe. You don’t go into a cup thinking you’re going to lose it. You have got to go into a cup and hopefully try to think that you can win it. There are huge challenges along the way we know that, this Hibs team is a proper good team. It is a really difficult game for us but we have got to go and try and perform and try to win.”