McInnes tells Aberdeen players to forget demolition of Dundee

Derek McInnes has told Aberdeen's players to forget their demolition of Dundee to concentrate on the visit of Inverness on Tuesday night.

The Pittodrie side showed why they are second only to Premiership champions Celtic on Friday night with a 7-0 win at Dens Park, where defender Andrew Considine captured the headlines with a hat-trick.

However, the Dons boss wants his side to re-focus on Richie Foran's Caley Thistle who are two points adrift at the bottom of the table with eight games remaining.

He told RedTV: “Obviously the game on Friday night went far better than we could have expected.

“We went there to get three points, that was the priority, but to score seven goals and put on such a special performance was really pleasing.

“But it is another game on Tuesday and we can't really look back too much on that. I do feel it is important that we move on.

“Even if we had lost the game on Friday it is always important to move on from the last game and look at this one and that is what we are trying to concentrate on.

“I made reference to the players today. We stop talking about Dundee and focus on Inverness because it is a different game and the way the league is at the minute, every game has something on it.

“There is so much at stake for so many teams and Inverness are no different.

“Richie is getting far better performances and he is looking to turn it into more points.

“I'm surprised to see them where they are and I think they will be okay but I am sure Richie thinks that as well.

“They have work to do but they are a good side.”

It was announced last week that Aberdeen had signed the Inverness midfielder Greg Tansey on a pre-contract.

The 28-year-old agreed a three-year deal and will join the Pittodrie club ahead of next season but McInnes does not believe that will add any spice to the encounter.

“Not really,” he said. “I think maybe for Greg but I spoke to Richie and he was happy for it to be announced.

“These things always have a habit of getting out there if they aren't announced and we both felt it was the best thing to do but it was Inverness' decision at the end of the day.

“Greg is a player I have long admired.

“I think it is only fair that I don't talk too much about that until he is my player but we are well aware of his qualities and his team-mates' qualities and it is important that we try to focus on our own performance.”