Source: Team_Talk
McInnes dreaming of Hampden outing
Derek McInnes will urge Saints to make amends for last month's 3-2 Scottish Premier League defeat to their local rivals, as well as reminding them they are one win away from a semi-final at the national stadium next year.[LNB]"It will be difficult for us but we've got to go into the game with a bit of confidence," said McInnes.[LNB]"We lost narrowly in the league to them a couple of weeks ago and that was a sore one to take.[LNB]"It's an ideal opportunity to make amends."[LNB]He added: "When you get to this stage, you're up against good sides.[LNB]"Dundee United have proven that over the last couple seasons and they're doing so again this season.[LNB]"They'll have the same aspirations as ourselves.[LNB]"But we know there's a reward for us at the end of it.[LNB]"If we can get through this, it's a big, big thing for everybody getting to Hampden and the chance of getting to a final."[LNB]Saints have not reached the final of a major cup competition since finishing runners-up in the League Cup 11 years ago.[LNB]They lost out to Rangers that day, as they did on their last trip to Hampden when the sides needed penalties to separate them in the Scottish Cup semi-final.[LNB]Reaching the same stage again should be helped by the fact Saints have finally been handed a home tie after three successive away draws.[LNB]However, McInnes' men have enjoyed their League Cup road trips, racking up 14 goals in games against Stenhousemuir, Arbroath and Hibernian.[LNB]"We've scored a lot of goals, we've got a couple of good results," McInnes said.[LNB]"But especially being a quarter-final tie, we were hoping for a home draw and we've got that.[LNB]"We need to use any sort of advantage that we have and make that count for something."[LNB]McInnes therefore knows the importance of having McDiarmid Park as full as possible on Tuesday night.[LNB]"There was a big crowd for the league game and you expect good support for these sort of games," he said.[LNB]"It's a local derby and it doesn't get much better than that so we hope to get a big crowd and a good atmosphere and that could drive us on to a performance.[LNB]"We're really looking forward to the tie."[LNB][LNB]
