ABERDEEN boss Derek McInnes refused to panic after watching his side draw a second successive game.
His side are still unbeaten domestically after the 1-1 home draw with Kilmarnock and now lie just two points off the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership table.
“We’re well into September so to say the team is still gelling doesn’t have the same weight behind it,” said McInnes. “We’re unbeaten and second-top of the league so we’re not going to get too concerned.
“I feel that we’re capable of so much more and it’s important that we all work hard to find that form.”
Aberdeen travel to Motherwell on Betfred Cup duty on Thursday night, before facing the same trip on Sunday in the league – and McInnes anticipates a tough challenge from Stephen Robinson’s men.
“We’ve got a double-header now with Motherwell, who are in good form and are finding goals easy to come by,” he added. “They know what they are and they’ve got an identity to what they do so it’ll be a tough game down there on Thursday.
“It’s an opportunity for both teams to get to a semi-final and when it comes round I’m sure both teams will fancy their chances.”
Kilmarnock’s equaliser at Pittodrie came from winger Jordan Jones, and manager Lee McCulloch believes the winger can force his way into the international reckoning for Northern Ireland ahead of next year’s World Cup.
“He’s already been on stand-by for his country and he’s got potential to go to the World Cup,” said McCulloch. “He didn’t start last week but if he keeps playing as he did today then this club won’t be able to keep him, that’s for sure.
“I try to encourage him every day, to take him out of his comfort zone. We need to make him realise how good he is.”
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