McInnes seeking 90-minute performance against Accies

BOSS Derek McInnes has warned Aberdeen against the dangers of a Hamilton Accies side fighting against relegation.

The Dons entertain the Premiership’s bottom club tomorrow in a game they must win to keep alive their bid to finish third.

Aberdeen blew away Hamilton with a four-goal blitz in the opening half-hour at Pittodrie on October 20.

McInnes and his management team watched footage of that 4-2 victory earlier this week.

However, even amid that emphatic result, the Dons boss identified potential warning signs if the Reds are not switched on for the entire 90 minutes against a side well conditioned to grinding out points in relegation scraps.

McInnes will demand that same attacking intent from the devastating opening phase in October – but insists it must be for the entire game.

He said: “We watched that 4-2 game against Hamilton back the other day.

“We saw a lot of good in our performance in that game.

“It was a totally different front line that night of Edmondson, Watkins, Wright and Hedges that started.

“Edmondson and Hayes also came off injured in that match.

“Although we started really brightly and got a few goals Hamilton still came back to score twice.

“It is an indication that Hamilton never know when they are beaten and always keep coming at you.

“That will especially be the case at this late stage in the season when every team has something to play for.

“I am looking for that 90-minute performance against Hamilton.

“You need that against Hamilton because they never give up and have picked up a few good results of late.

“Even when you go two and three up against Hamilton sometimes, they never give it up, and that’s under different managers.

“They’ve a fantastic team spirit, they’ve got quality within their team and you wouldn’t bet against them staying in the league again.”

Derek McInnes