KILMARNOCK manager Neil McCann says Saturday’s Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Aberdeen will be “hell for leather”.
The teams drew 0-0 in last weekend’s league meeting, but they meet again at BBSP Rugby Park with a semi-final place at stake.
McCann said the knockout match has a “different feel” and wants Kilmarnock to be aggressive.
He said: “We set our team out to win every game and we want to be aggressive.
"It's got a slightly different edge to it because it's a knockout competition.”
A victory would send Killie to Hampden and give everyone a lift, following a tough start to the league season.
McCann said it could be a “catalyst to try and kick on from it”. He also hopes the players can repay the support received from the stands and the club’s owner, Billy Bowie.
He said: “We've had wonderful support since we've come into the club and I do feel the boys have got so much to offer this season.
"To get to the semi-final would be magic for our fans, magic for Billy Bowie and all the board, but more importantly for me right now it's magic for the boys downstairs in the dressing room because they're working so hard daily to try and get themselves into a groove where they're gaining points that we know we're capable of.”
Share