Former Rangers Striker Rory Loy Backs Aberdeen for Top Three Finish Despite Recent Struggles

Former Rangers striker Rory Loy maintains that Aberdeen will secure a top-three position this season, notwithstanding their recent decline in performance. The Dons have not achieved a victory in their last six league matches, and following their defeat to Hibs on Saturday, Rangers have overtaken them in the Premiership standings. Nevertheless, Aberdeen retains an eight-point advantage over Motherwell, who are currently in fourth place, as they prepare for their upcoming match against Kilmarnock on Boxing Day. Loy discussed factors influencing team momentum and Aberdeen’s season objectives during an appearance on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast. He stated: “A lot of things can affect momentum. Whether it’s the 6-0 loss in the League Cup, although they did bounce back from that, but generally speaking, there’s a number of factors. I think if you look at when Jimmy Thelin came in and he sat down with the board at the start of season and they looked at what they would want to achieve, they got to the semi-final in League Cup, third place definitely would have been up there if it wasn’t that, at the very least making top six. Over the last condensed period it’s not been good, that does cause slight concerns because you do want to turn that corner. I would just be hesitant to talk too much about the dip in form at this moment in time because they’re still third. I don’t think Thelin will be too concerned but he will want to that next league win on the board as soon as possible and I do think he’ll finish third comfortably.”