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Defender Alex Iacovitti says Ross County can’t sleep at start of matches





Alex Iacovitti knows Ross County will have to be on top of their game from the first whistle to get a result against Aberdeen this weekend.

Picture - Ken Macpherson. Scottish League Cup Second Round. Ross County(1) v Celtic(4). 31.08.22. Ross County's Alex Iacovitti celebrates his goal.
Picture - Ken Macpherson. Scottish League Cup Second Round. Ross County(1) v Celtic(4). 31.08.22. Ross County's Alex Iacovitti celebrates his goal.

The Staggies go into the match off the back of a frustrating 4-1 defeat against Celtic, where both Iacovitti and manager Malky Mackay felt they could have done more to stop the Glasgow giants scoring.

With Aberdeen currently the third top scorers in the Premiership, County will not be able to afford similar lapses tomorrow if they are to add to the three points they have already earned.

“They’ve had a really good start, and we know what’s coming,” Iacovitti said.

“We’ll do our homework on them and know their strengths and weaknesses, and the gaffer will put a game plan together because he always does.

“We just need to stick to it, and be on it for the first half.

“We can’t be coming out half asleep in the first half then showing what we can do in the second – the effort needs to be there for the whole 90 minutes. Come Saturday we will do that.

“It has been a tough couple of games with Rangers and Celtic, they’re both brilliant teams, but we need three points on Saturday.

“We’ll do everything to get that against Aberdeen. We’ll put a game plan together and give it our all.”

Although it is still early days in the league, County have seen ups and downs appear in their performance levels this season.

With a raft of new signings in the now-closed transfer window, it was always going to take time to gel, but rather than getting to know their team-mates Iacovitti believes the summer arrivals still have to get used to the Scottish Premiership.

“You can see we’re linking up well at times,” he added.

“Maybe it might take a little bit longer for the new boys to get to know how some of the teams play.

“It’s about knowing the league and which team does what. Against Celtic and Rangers you’re not going to have much of the ball, you can’t jump out as much and you’ve got to be really focused and switched on.

“We saw against Kilmarnock and St Mirren it was a physical fight, and we know what’s coming. This is my third year in the league now, so it’s easy for me to say that, but the new ones are picking it up too.”


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