Source: Team_Talk
Robertson accepts Terrors expectation
Dundee United midfielder Scott Robertson admits the Scottish Cup winners must adjust to being a "scalp" as they prepare to face Ross County.[LNB] United began the season on a high after their May success against Ross County, which followed an ultimately convincing third-place finish in the Scottish Premier League.[LNB]Unlike many of their rivals, United kept hold of the vast majority of their first-choice team but they have won just one of their first six matches.[LNB]They go into Wednesday night's Co-operative Insurance Cup third-round clash against Ross County in Dingwall as favourites following that 3-0 Hampden success, and Robertson is comfortable with the expectation.[LNB]But the 25-year-old admits United have to step up their game because their success has made them a target.[LNB]"It's hard to talk about expectation levels because we want to achieve what we achieved last year, if not better," said Robertson.[LNB]"But you probably set those goals every year, it doesn't change for us.[LNB]"The only thing that has changed is other teams' perceptions of us.[LNB]"Having won the cup and finished third, they will probably see us as a scalp and raise their game against us, which is a totally different mentality to have playing against opposition like that."[LNB]United also beat County at the same stage last season but Robertson remembers a "very difficult" tie despite the 2-0 scoreline.[LNB]And he knows Derek Adams' side have more reason than any club to raise their game against United.[LNB]He said: "Given how well they did in the semi-final against Celtic, they will probably have been disappointed at how they performed in the final.[LNB]"I'm not saying it was easy, but I don't think they quite reached the levels they did in the semi-final. I'm sure they will want to rectify that."
