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Dilan Markanday speaks to RedTV

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“It’s a great opportunity for myself to come here. I think I can show people what I can do, as well as helping the team.”

Dilan chatted with RedTV recently about his loan move to the Dons and the talented winger, who was a late arrival on transfer deadline day, also spoke about his career up until this point.

“Making my debut for Spurs, it was a really proud moment and was something I had been dreaming about and working towards for a very long time. I can say that I played for Spurs and that will stay with me for the rest of my life.

“But when Blackburn Rovers came knocking, I thought it was a great opportunity for me.

“Obviously you want to break through and be that next big thing at a club like Spurs, but ultimately football is not just a straight line and you have got to back yourself wherever you go.

“I made a decision to leave to try and get back to that level, and I believe given time that I can do that.

“I had never been to Scotland before, but I am settling in well here.

“At Blackburn we have Ryan Hedges who did really well up here, and he told me good things about the club. He said that a lot of the boys he played with at Aberdeen are still there, and that they are top boys who will help me settle in.

“It’s a great opportunity for myself to come here. It is an interesting league where I think I can show people what I can do, as well as helping the team.

“I think my first game against St Mirren created a bit of a false picture of me, because of the early red card and the type of football we were playing to try and stay in the game. So I think it’s quite hard to judge me on that game.

“But having seen how well the team played against Motherwell, I can’t wait to try and add to that and see what Scottish football is about.

“Football in general is about confidence.

“You see so many players who are struggling because they are not confident. You don’t gain or lose anything overnight, as it’s all about hard work. As a winger your game is based on one-on-one situations and trying to get the better of your opponent as well as scoring and creating goals.

“So I definitely need to be confident when I am playing.

“Working with Barry Robson, you can see how passionate he is. Last week on the training ground he was pushing all the boys and making them work hard with lots of running which nobody likes! But knows that it will be good for them.

“He wants to play some great football which is good for me, and I am really looking forward to working more under him.”