Ross County boss Malky Mackay has hit out at Aberdeen's PLAYERS for their role in Jim Goodwin's sacking - telling the Dons squad they "should have performed" for the recently sacked boss.
Goodwin joined Aberdeen midway through last season, and despite only hauling the Pittodrie-based side to a 10th-placed finish - their worst for 19 years - he got the side from the Granite City firing again before the World Cup break, with the side lying in third come the Qatar break. However, a poor string of results heading into the new year saw the Dons slip down the league table into seventh - with a 5-0 battering at Hearts, a 6-0 drubbing at Hibs and even a 1-0 loss to minnows Darvel in the cup being the pick of the results.
He was sacked after the game at Easter Road, yet Barry Robson - standing in as interim - has quickly restored the status quo. The Scot has led Aberdeen to six wins from seven, with only a loss at Celtic breaking the perfect record. Though, despite his superb start to life on the east coast, Mackay has been quick to savour the efforts of Goodwin - appearing to put the blame on the players for not working hard enough for either Goodwin or Stephen Glass.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the Staggies' game against Aberdeen, Mackay said: "What you've seen is the experience that has gone back into the team. There's a couple of players that have hit real form as well.
"Jim knows what he is doing, and Jim was putting structure in again in the way that he wanted the club. I think it's a continuation of that sometimes, maybe he will feel a bit unlucky that they're coming into form at the right time.
"The boy Duk has obviously hit form and as I said, the fact that there is experience throughout the team has certainly made a difference for them. They've got a big squad and they've invested heavily so the players should be performing for the club and the managers. Maybe the players should have been performing for their last two managers and I'm sure some will feel that way as well."
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