Parkhead performance gives Donaldson confidence as County prepare for Ibrox test
Ross County defender Coll Donaldson is “quietly confident” that they can take something from Ibrox after being encouraged by parts of their Parkhead showing at the weekend.
County squandered several chances but fell behind to a penalty before Odsonne Edouard came off the bench to score a quickfire double and seal Celtic’s 3-0 win.
The Dingwall side face a swift return to Glasgow tonight to face a Rangers side hurting from their weekend defeat by Hearts.
The Ibrox side will, however, be lifted by the return from suspension of top goalscorer Alfredo Morelos.
County are managed jointly bystuartkettlewellandsteven Ferguson and Donaldson told the club Twitter account: “The gaffers have spoken about our distances, spoke about filling in for each other and working as an eleven instead of eleven individuals. But there were positives to take.
“I felt we were right in the game up until they scored and even at the start of the second half felt comfortable and then Edouard comes on, hits a quickfire double and the game is out of reach,” added Donaldson.
“Guys who missed chances on Saturday, you would normally back them to score, so I have full confidence when the chances come around again, they will take them.
“It’s much the same again [versus Rangers], you have to do a lot of defending.
“Morelos looks like he is going to come back in for them. It’s going to be a challenging night but it’s something we are looking forward to and maybe quietly confident about taking something from the game.
“You have to believe that, there is no point playing these teams if you roll over and get beat.
“We will be confident we can carry out our game plan and take three points, or even a point would be a great point.”