Stirling Albion boss confident squad won't freeze on big occasions as Dons test awaits
dailyrecord.co.ukIt’s the big night for Stirling Albion as they host Premiership cracks Aberdeen in the last 16 of the Viaplay Cup – and Binos boss Darren Young is confident his players won’t freeze on the occasion.Stirling secured their place in the knockout stages of the competition after a stirring group stage campaign, which included a stunning 4-0 away win at Premiership St Johnstone on the final day to qualify as one of the best runners-up.It earned them a tie at Forthbank against Barry Robson’s Dons, with a bumper crowd expected for the only fixture in Scotland tonight.Aberdeen come into the fixture following a narrow 3-1 home defeat to Celtic and have recent success in Stirling, having beaten the Binos 5-0 in the final round of the 2022 League Cup group stage.But despite that, Stirling manager Young – who turned out for the Dons 132 times – believes his side will be ready for the challenge.
Young said: “We’ll be ready with a game plan and what we want to do in the game. We know their strengths and weaknesses and had them watched.“We’ll have some chances and opportunities in the game and it’s about making sure we take them and hopefully that will be coupled with a bit of luck on the night.“We know we’re playing a quality Premiership team who have internationals all over the pitch and they were maybe unfortunate to lose 3-1 to Celtic in the last game, they got punished for their mistakes.“It’s about being ruthless and also being solid to make sure you are hard to beat.”The away win at McDiarmid has provided some glimmers of hope of a cup shock among the Binos squad, as well as a confident start to the season to maintain momentum from the League Two title success last year.The Stirling gaffer believes that confidence, allied with
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