McInnes Urges Kilmarnock to Show Character, Rejects “Moping About”

Derek McInnes is demanding increased resilience from his Kilmarnock squad, having criticized their demeanor as “moping about” following their 6-0 defeat to Rangers. He has called for his team to embody “a real competitive animal” for their upcoming match against Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday. The team from Rugby Park currently sits three points above bottom-placed Hearts, having recorded four losses and one draw in their last five fixtures. Manager McInnes stated, “I’ve no time for people moping about, I’ve no time for feeling sorry for ourselves.” He further elaborated, “I felt it was just shoulders slumped and it all became just a bit too much for the lads on the pitch [at Ibrox].” McInnes added, “It’s something we spoke about, in adversity we’ve got to give a bit more and got to stand up to these types of things.” Regarding the previous game, McInnes remarked, “Rangers had the quality to take full advantage and what we need to do is make sure we’re a real competitive animal.” He continued, “We need to get back to doing the basics well, being hard to beat, being solid and hopefully find a winning performance from that.” McInnes concluded, “It’s important that we give ourselves the best chance to be that and we move on quickly from the game at Ibrox.” Expressing confidence, he added, “I do trust the boys, we’ve worked together long enough. I like the squad that I’ve got, I like the people I’ve got in the dressing room.” He emphasized, “It’s important to us now that we just go and find a bit of form.”