Inverness Caledonian Thistle looking for positive result against Cove Rangers after heavy defeat against Queen of the South in Dumfries
HEAD coach Scott Kellacher said his angry players are determined to put being hammered at Queen of the South last weekend behind them as they head to Cove Rangers on Saturday.
Inverness went down to a 4-1 defeat at Dumfries last Saturday which allowed Annan Athletic to move level on points and only behind on goal difference in the relegation play-off zone.
Kellacher was critical of his team’s performance at Queen of the South describing some of the goals that they conceded as ‘criminal.’
Inverness have now gone three games without victory as they are now looking to move away from the bottom two and secure their place in League One next season.
Kellacher says his players were angry with comprehensively being beaten at Palmerston and want to respond with a result in Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking about his players’ reaction after losing 4-1 last week, he said: “You could see they were angry within themselves. I don’t need to preach to them all the time.
“They were hurting real bad, you could see it on the bus on the way back home. They know they are better than that and they have worked hard for this Saturday.”
Inverness have won at Cove Rangers earlier this season with a 2-1 victory in November.
It was the club’s first win since they went into administration in October.
Kellacher says despite not winning since their 4-1 victory over Stenhousemuir on March 11, the Caley Jags have proven they can go to the top teams in the division and win.
“We have gone to places like Cove and Stenhousemuir and we have won games and this team is capable of winning anywhere. We need to make sure we have the mindset and mentality right and the hard work is there.
“It was frustrating on Saturday as it felt we didn’t work as hard as we could. That is one thing I won’t have, you can have all the ability in the world but you need to work has hard as you can.
“We have given ourselves a chance, you look at the position we were in six months ago and how doom and gloom it was.
“We have hope and believe but it is important we all stick together.
“It is a young group of boys and we need to give them as much help as we can.”
Meanwhile, the club’s future remains in doubt while still in administration. Inverness businessman Alan Savage has offered to buy the club for £800,000 and has given administrators BDO a deadline of Friday, April 11 to accept the bid.
Kellacher says all his players are concentrating on are matters on the field and ensuring they can pick up points to move away from the relegation play-off zone.
“The good side of football is we focus on what we do on the training ground and on the pitch on a Saturday.
“That can take our focus away from everyone else and that is how we have treated it like that from the start.
“You can’t stop players reading from what is going on. They are not daft and appreciate what is going on. If we can go in the right direction, that can only be positive.”