Kyle Turner sounds positive note ahead of Hearts test after Ross County's show of character in League Cup exit
Kyle Turner insists Ross County will be in a positive mood going into their Premiership match against Hearts this weekend – despite seeing their dream of a Hampden semi final dashed.
A 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen saw the Staggies exit the League Cup at the quarter final stage.
However, given the circumstances – a red card to Jack Baldwin very early in the game – spirits were high in the County changing room after making it a competitive cup tie.
Turner played a big role in that, scoring a late penalty to cut the deficit back to a single goal and giving the Staggies something to chase as the clock ticked down – although they were eventually unsuccessful in their pursuit of an equaliser.
Now, ahead of Hearts’ own visit to Dingwall tomorrow, the 25-year-old is hoping for that positivity to carry over into a similarly solid performance to take three points against a side who will be expecting to challenge for continental football next season.
“The boys showed great character all game after going down to 10 men and hanging in there,” Turner said after the full time whistle on Wednesday evening.
“We managed to get one back, and with another five minutes you never know what might have happened.
“I think after we scored the penalty we thought we might as well go for it, we had nothing to lose. We can be proud of the way we performed, it was really good.
“There are a lot of positives, we spoke about that in the changing room – we just needed one wee break, and unfortunately we never got it.
“We know it’s going to be another tough game against Hearts, they are a good side in the league but we are positive.
“Up here in Dingwall we perform really well, and hopefully we can make it a tough game for them.
“If we can get a big win, that can push us into the top six in the table, and we’re aspiring to get as high as we can.”