Three in a woe is tough for Shinnie
GRAEME SHINNE admits Aberdeen have to accept the criticism that will come their way after another defeat to Rangers.
The Dons slumped to a 2-0 loss at Ibrox on Wednesday night as goals from Alfredo Morelos and James Tavernier moved Graeme Murty’s side up to second spot in the Premiership.
It is the third time that Aberdeen have been beaten by the Light Blues this term as Derek McInnes was left disappointed on his return to Govan once again.
And Pittodrie captain Shinnie knows the Reds must improve when they go head-to-head with either half of the Old Firm.
He said: “You need to take it. It’s us that goes out on the pitch and we have been losing too much.
“You need to take it – criticism comes when you don’t win football games at Ibrox and at Celtic Park. We need to take the criticism from it.
“We won here last year and it was a good feeling, but we’ve not been good enough this season both at Ibrox and at Celtic Park. We need to do better.
“We’ve not taken our chances and we’ve not scored enough goals. And we need to stop giving away sloppy goals.
“I don’t know [if it is a mental barrier]. It’s just frustrating and I can’t put my finger on it. We get ourselves into areas – we beat St Mirren 4-1 without really playing well, but we were clinical – and we should have been more like that and made a fight of it.
“We have got good talent in the squad. It’s just about putting it together and playing well and taking chances.
“First and foremost being clinical at the back, being ruthless and not giving teams a sniff.”