Ian McShane offers Celtic upset blueprint to Darvel teammates as he reveals 'take the game to Aberdeen' cup plan
dailyrecord.co.ukIan McShane has already shown with Ross County that he can be a triumphant underdog. And the Darvel ace says his team will play it their way as they bid to cause a momentous shock against Aberdeen.McShane helped County to their first-ever major honour seven years ago when lifting the League Cup at Hampden.
If that Staggies success was merely a surprise, a victory for the West of Scotland League outfit over the Dons would represent something stunning.
McShane knows the size of the challenge against the Premiership outfit, but the 30-year-old is relishing the rare chance to be an underdog again in Monday’s tie.He said: “Obviously, winning that League Cup with Ross County is my highlight in the cups and it’s similar in some ways in the fact we were not expected to do it because we had beat Celtic in the semi-final and then Hibs in the Final.
Bits of luck went our way on those days that you needed and that pushed things in our favour. Hopefully, it’ll be the same on Monday.“It’s a little bit of a free-hit for us in the sense we are not expected to win.
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