Stephen Glass is confident BK Hacken was only the start and his new two-pronged Christian Ramirez and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas attack can help blast Aberdeen to further glory.
The Dons boss inherited a squad that struggled for goals and knew he had to put together an exciting, attacking team that would get the Red Army flocking back to Pittodrie.
He brought in frontmen Christian Ramirez and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas along with Scott Brown, Jack Gurr, Declan Gallagher and Teddy Jenks.
Glass knew all eyes were on his team and the sights would’ve been turned on him if they hadn’t come out all guns blazing in their Europa Conference League opener.
A double from Lewis Ferguson and goals from Andrew Considine, Ramirez and Connor McLennan saw them hand out a 5-1 home hammering to the Swedes.
The Dons now head to Gothenburg on Thursday night looking to see out the tie and to book a spot against Austria Vienna or Breidablik in the next round.
Glass said: “That’s what we’re hoping to reproduce on a weekly basis.
“I am not crazy enough to say we will score five goals every game, I’d love to. We will try to do the right things and try to play like that.
“However, we will come up against opponents who don’t open up as much as Hacken and don’t come forward as much potentially.
“It is up to us to do what it takes in every game.
“We would love to play like that in every game. We have to build on what we produced. I came into the game knowing if it was slow and stale I knew what would get aimed at us.
“It is all down to the players. You can put them into positions, you can make demands of them, try to show them where you want them and what it takes.
“But they are the ones that have to execute it and they did that. To me that is the over-riding factor that the players produced.”
Glass was delighted to finally take his bow before the Aberdeen faithful and hopes it can be the start of something special.
He said: “Managing the team in front of the Aberdeen public felt good but the response they gave the players meant more to me.
“It was a little bit sticky the first 10 minutes or so as it was very even because Hacken are a good team.They are dangerous and we were feeling our way a little bit.
“But the backing we got when it started flowing a little bit more – it almost seeped into the players.
“Good players respond to supporters as well. A lot of the big players have missed it and you could see the response when the noise started kicking up a little bit. The players responded to it.
“I’m delighted for the players and for the public that came along as well.
“There were only nearly 6000 and I’m looking forward to attracting more back. Hopefully those 6000 when we are allowed more will tell people to come along.”
Glass knows Aberdeen are in a great position but he said: “It is important we don’t get carried away – it is one game. It is important we do our job right.”
Aberdeen’s attacking players stole the headlines but full-back Calvin Ramsay, 17, on his European debut, more than made his mark. Glass added: “He was brilliant. The message at this club has always been if you’re good enough you’re old enough.”
