When the transfer window opens in four days, Robson acknowledges that the team might want to trade for the appropriate player, but he also reiterates his intention to hold onto star striker Miovski.
Although Barry Robson believes the team is in a strong position heading into the second half of the season, he has hinted that new players may arrive at Aberdeen during the January transfer window.
Last summer, eleven new players were signed to permanent contracts at Pittodrie, including Leighton Clarkson and Graham Shinnie, who had both excelled during their loan stints.Robson acknowledges that Aberdeen is constantly trying to get better, but he is adamant that they won’t make a move until they find the ideal player.
Before Saturday’s match at Pittodrie versus St. Mirren, he addressed the media and stated: “Of course we have, just like any other club.” We will consider doing so if we can make progress in one of the areas we want to strengthen.
However, we brought in several quality players and completed a lot of business in the summer. We will consider it, but we won’t have to run around trying to get players. We search constantly to see if there is quality available. We have recruiters and scouts working in the background, constantly seeking for ways to improve.
Bojan Miovski, the star striker, is still being connected to moves away from Granite City, but Robson believes the international from North Macedonia is not in a haste to leave the team. “Bojan enjoys playing here,” he continued. We try to play in a style that works for him, and I believe he has become a much better player in the past year. You can see the runs he is making diagonally and in behind thanks to our extensive game-work.
“At this point in his career, he is doing well. As a football club, we have no desire to sell him. Our goal is to cling onto him for as long as possible.
However, we are also aware of his high goal scoring rate. He is focused on scoring as many goals as possible in the second half of the season, and I still believe he has a lot of improvement left in him.
Although Aberdeen has won their last two league games, their momentum has been halted due to weather-related cancellations of their matches against Motherwell at home and Dundee at Dens Park. Having played just 16 Premiership games this season, the Dons boss acknowledges that it has been a tough week for both himself and the coaching staff. The club is now looking for clarification on the dates of the rescheduled games.
He said, “We were trying to get some momentum and get a third straight league win.” “We were well prepared, so it was difficult, but I believe the game had to be canceled when the roads were that terrible.
“While people’s safety comes first, as a team we were itching for the game to start. Alan Burrows and Steven Gunn and I had a meeting yesterday to talk over some items. We will check to see when we can get the games in after looking at a few dates.
“The second part of the season will be busy, but that’s okay. It’s fantastic that we want to play a lot of games; we simply need to go out and do it in the second part of the season. We can fit them in on some dates later in the year, but that needs to be made clear.”
The Aberdeen manager claims that the players’ increased time on the training field as a result of the layoff has been very helpful, especially considering the team’s busy schedule of games in several competitions this season. To be fair, with the weather and the snow, we haven’t had a lot of training time lately, he remarked. But after everything had subsided, we were able to enter the training field here under the lights, and we will hold another session tomorrow in addition to the one we had today.
“It’s been good; it will be the first time in around four months that we have trained for three days straight. We’re unhappy that the last two games didn’t proceed, but we still want to play games. We have to play well in these two important games that are coming up.
The Reds, who have won their previous three home games across all competitions, including a commanding 2-0 triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt in their final Conference League group stage match, head into their matchup with St Mirren on Saturday. The Buddies have only won two of their previous eight Premiership games, but they are currently three spots and seven points ahead of Aberdeen in fifth position.
Although Robson is aware of the kind of struggle his team will face, he is optimistic that they can keep Pittodrie a challenging place for rival teams to strive to win. We have been that way a lot this season, he said, but there have also been instances when we could have performed a little better.
“We acknowledge that, but there have also been instances in which we have excelled. The goal is to attempt to establish a consistent rhythm. We have found it difficult to do that when we have entered league games after cup matches or while traveling in Europe.
“We have made an effort to grow and learn from everything. For the entire club, it has been a task that has been incredibly gratifying. All we have to do is try to move forward and do better from here.
“St Mirren is a formidable team that is well-organized and challenging to play against. They will be motivated after last night’s disappointing outcome because they have enjoyed a strong season thus far. We are prepared for what lies ahead and will need to execute to the best of our abilities.
“Getting the three points would be fantastic, but in this league, nothing is ever assured because every squad is so expertly managed, structured, and coached. Though St. Mirren will be considering the same thing, we are confident and have a genuine chance to win the game if we give it our all.
“We will need the fans there as usual. They have been really good this year, following us with their hands in their pockets. We sincerely appreciate that, and with any luck, we can go get some outcomes for them.”
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