Don’t bet on Devlin
DEREK McINNES admits crocked Aberdeen stopper Mikey Devlin needs a miracle to make this season’s first final.
The defender suffered a foot injury training with Scotland, forcing him out of the double header with Albania and Israel.
Devlin will miss today’s clash at Motherwell with the Dons’ Betfred Cup showdown against Celtic just eight days away.
McInnes said: “The nature of the injury is the tendon on the bone of the foot. The response is all important at the minute.
“It is the type of injury that can respond pretty well and pretty quickly to treatment.
“He can do pool work, weights and bike work to stimulate the injury as well as munching antiinflammatories and painkillers. He has a chance but it is a long shot.”
While Devlin watches on today Dons teammate Lewis Ferguson knows what it’ll take to bag a fifth straight win having been given a baptism of fire at Fir Park.
The former Hamilton midfielder’s first senior game against top-flight opposition came in the Lanarkshire derby last January when exiting the Scottish Cup 2-0.
And the 19-year-old said: “It was one of the toughest games I’ve
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played in. I got flung into the starting 11 when I hadn’t had any experience at that level before.
“I got a wee taste of it and what Scottish football could be like as they were dead physical and there wasn’t much football played that day.”
His second head to head with Well saw the scoreline reversed and he said: “Hopefully I can keep going where I left off the last time I played against them and get a win there for Aberdeen.
“I got a lot of stick from the Motherwell fans at Fir Park when I was with Accies but that is part and parcel of the game so I’m not bothered about that.”