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I know I did a live thread yesterday but it's always worth reflecting on a game, especially one in which we won so convincingly.

The funny thing about yesterday was that we didn't even play that well - I wouldn't put this performance in our top five for the season. In fact it's probably well down the list, but then you have to remember that we have now scored at least 4 goals in 10 of our 33 games this season, which is a fantastic effort by the players.

Inverness basically gave us this victory but we were fantastically organised, compact and gave them nothing in the game. In fact outwith a couple of long range efforts by 'Man of the Match' Graeme Shinnie their only real chance was from a set piece at 1-0.

The first two goals were from comedy defending from Inverness, particularly the second one. I remember them doing something similar at Tannadice last season in the 4-4 draw. The penalty really shouldn't have been given as I thought Gunning was offside but it's about time we got a bit of luck. Some of the one touch football in the build up to the award was fantastic and it was a great penalty by Gunning for his 4th goal in 3 games. GMS did very well with the 4th and the 5th was probably the best bit of football in the game with a really good patient build up, lovely drop of the shoulder by Ciftci and a good cross by Watson which was headed home brilliantly by Armstrong.

The controversy of course was in the sending offs and the non-sending off. Their first sending off was definitely a sending off for me. You can't go in like that. At first I thought the second red was a red but on reflection there wasn't much difference between that one and the Paton challenge in the first half that went unpunished. Both won the ball but both went in straight on with a little bit of studs showing. The only difference was that in the Paton challenge McKay also went in with a straight leg so that might have influenced the referee's decision. In truth both tackles probably warranted a yellow.


As for the draw, it's the one that I wanted to be honest. In truth it gives us the best chance of progression as whoever goes through is for me the weakest team in the tournament. Obviously if it's Rangers then they have home advantage which is an issue to overcome but hopefully we'll bring a good support, somewhere in the region of 15k I'd hope. The only thing that will bring it down is that most parents won't bring their kids because I doubt it'll be a family friendly environment!


Oh, and they might as well start engraving Aberdeen's name on the League Cup this morning. If Aberdeen can't pump that shower then they should just give up on trying to win cups.