McInnes reveals frank half-time talks got Reds going
ABERDEEN boss Derek McInnes admits that some strong half-time words were needed in order to get an important 2-1 Ladbrokes Premiership victory at St Mirren.
The scores were level at the break after Cammy MacPherson had cancelled out Stevie May’s penalty, but the Dons soon seized the initiative in the secondhalf through Sam Cosgrove’s header.
And McInnes says he was not slow to let his players know the importance of getting a reward for their endeavours.
“We said to the players at half-time that we were in danger of throwing away points,” the Dons boss said.
“We were too untidy and played in the wrong areas. We’ve come all the way down from Aberdeen and our supporters were here in great numbers so it was great to make our effort worthwhile for them.
“I’m still looking for improvements but we can keep searching for that while we’re winning games. If we can take nine points from our next three games then it will take us to where we normally are at the halfway stage.”
The Dons have won six of their last eight in the league, and still have four more matches of a hectic December to go, but McInnes says he is glad to see them back near the top.
“I’ve not enjoyed looking at the table this season,” he said. “We’ve had to contend with injuries and I think we’ve played the youngest team in the Premiership this year.
“People say it’s been a poor season for us but we’ve still managed to get to a cup final and now we’re up to fourth.”