Del: I’m closing in on my dream
DEREK McINNES insists his dream double of second place in the league and winning the Scottish Cup is on.
The Aberdeen boss hailed his side after they edged out Hibs 3-2 at Hampden on Saturday and will now face Celtic in the Cup Final.
McInnes is desperate to get his hands on the trophy and is convinced his men can triumph on May 27.
He said: “The time for reflecting is at the end of the season. And the time for us to be pleased with our efforts is next month.
“It would be the ultimate if we could get second spot, be the team that is closest to Celtic and win a Scottish Cup.
“I actually feel that is a real possibility. We are close to doing that.
“We’ve a month of football left and it’s important we focus even more.”
The Pittodrie men haven’t lifted the Scottish Cup since 1990 and are in their first final in 17 years.
McInnes said: “That doesn’t sit well with anybody. For a club like Aberdeen it is far too long.
“We can only deal with our time here. That’s now five semi-finals in four years and we’ve won three of them. That for me is a decent return.
“Hopefully the experiences we’ve gained over the past wee while will help us going into the Final.
“But I want us to get our reward fully. I want to cement second and win the Cup.”
The Dons slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Celtic in November’s League Cup Final.
But McInnes added: “They were way ahead of us on the day because we didn’t show our intent or impose ourselves.
“It’s only by revisiting finals that we can give a far better account of ourselves.”