Source: Team_Talk
Davis wary of dangerous Dons
Steven Davis believes the pressure will be off Aberdeen when they travel to Ibrox to take on Rangers on Saturday.[LNB] The Dons face the daunting task of another trip to Glasgow just seven days after suffering a club record 9-0 defeat against Celtic.[LNB]A midweek loss to Inverness succeeded only in heaping further pressure on their manager Mark McGhee, before the board eventually gave him a vote of confidence.[LNB]But, with few backing Aberdeen to resurrect their fortunes immediately with a win against Rangers, Davis warned they could be more dangerous than ever.[LNB]"I think we will get our usual game against Aberdeen," said the midfielder.[LNB]"In many ways, for them, it gives them a little bit of a breather coming to Ibrox.[LNB]"Probably a lot of people are not expecting them to come here and get a result.[LNB]"There has been a lot of pressure on them recently and it maybe gives them the chance to come and set out their stall and try and get a result.[LNB]"That will make it even more difficult for us and we will be aware of that."[LNB]Aberdeen often save their best performances for games against Rangers, but Davis says the same applies to most teams in the SPL.[LNB]He added: "Any team in the league, when we play against them, raises their game.[LNB]"We have definitely found that over the course of the last couple of seasons.[LNB]"There is obviously a bit of rivalry between Aberdeen and ourselves as well, so we expect another difficult game."[LNB]While Aberdeen will be seeking a much-needed morale boost, Davis knows boss Walter Smith will demand a positive reaction from his own players tomorrow.[LNB]The Scottish champions suffered their first SPL defeat of the season to a struggling Hibernian side in midweek, after being held at Ibrox by Inverness.[LNB]Davis said: "You are going to get these disappointments throughout the course of the season and it's really about how you react to them.[LNB]"It was a disappointing result against Inverness and the Hibs game has added to that, so we need to put together a good run of results again.[LNB]"Even the draw against Inverness felt like a defeat and we know the last couple of performances haven't been up to scratch.[LNB]"It's important we get back to playing the way we know we can and get the results as well."
