Watch out for Killie backlash, warns Ross County boss Jim McIntyre
Jim McIntyre has warned his Ross County side they will face a resurgent Kilmarnock team out for revenge on Tuesday.
Jim McIntyre has warned his Ross County side they will face a resurgent Kilmarnock team out for revenge on Tuesday.
The Staggies crushed Dundee on Saturday with Liam Boyce the hat-trick hero in a 5-2 win.
But their confidence will be matched by the self-belief surging through the Rugby Park ranks after Gary Locke's men ended a seven-game wait for a win with their 1-0 triumph at Hamilton.
Killie, though, still have painful memories of a 4-0 drubbing at home to County back in August and McIntyre believes they will be out to settle the score when they teams meet again on Premiership duty in Dingwall.
He said: Kilmarnock had a fantastic result at Hamilton but this is an opportunity for us to build on Saturday's win.
They will remember the game down there when we were very good and they will want to put that right, so we will be facing a team desperate to return the favour.
But if we can mirror Saturday's display we have a great chance of winning the match.''
McIntyre's side scored four second-half goals as they hammered Dundee at the weekend and the manager believes that is testament to his players' positive attitude.
We've certainly got a lot of guys with a strong mindset,'' he said.We finished strongly on Saturday and that is a mentality thing.
It's not just about work rate, it's about having the strength of mind to keep going and to keep doing the right things.
When things haven't been going the way we want them to, the lads refuse to switch off and that is just as important other things like fitness and quality.''