Source: Team_Talk
Fernandez keen to make amends
The Spaniard sat dreading the wrath of manager Jim Jefferies after being sent off for lashing out at Ayr defender Martyn Campbell with their fourth-round replay tied at 1-1.However, his team-mates scored twice more to set up a fifth-round trip to Inverness and Fernandez wants to sign off in style before serving a two-match ban sparked by the red card.The former Celtic striker joked: "I did it for the team because we played much better when I got sent off. The lads were very pleased about that."No, I was really pleased. If we ended up losing the game I would be dead by now."I was relieved more than anything when the final whistle went and we went through."Fernandez was dreading a derby defeat as he sat alone in the dressing room following his dismissal."It's a lonely place to be, especially if you see the gaffer coming towards you," he added. "I need more people around me to help me."No, the gaffer was really pleased with the result. He wasn't pleased with the sending-off but it would have been a totally different matter if we had lost the game."Fernandez added: "This is my last game before the ban and I'm going to try my best to help the team."The former Dundee United player won the 2004 CIS Cup with Livingston but he has never played in a Scottish Cup final.So the 33-year-old is eager to go all the way with Killie.He said: "That would be fantastic, especially in the Scottish Cup, but we need to go step by step and be focused."I went to a Scottish Cup final with Celtic but I never played. I played the CIS Cup final with Livingston."Every single footballer wants to win medals. Everyone involved in Kilmarnock would be pleased to get to the final but this is a difficult game."Fernandez will continue his promising partnership with Kevin Kyle, who marked his debut with a goal in the 1-1 draw with St Mirren last weekend.Fernandez said: "He played very well last week and scored a brilliant goal. He could actually have scored a hat-trick in the first half."He has great presence and I think he will get better with a few more games."If he can play half as well as last Saturday I think everyone will be pleased."