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I don't think that Aberdeen are a side it is easy to look good in. Almost every time we play them I walk away being less than impressed but they have been between 2nd and 4th for 7 seasons now so it can't be a fluke. Either they are better collectively than we give them credit for, McInnes makes the team more than the sum of it's parts or they are a talented group of individuals. I'd argue it's probably a combination of all 3.

It's easy to watch their game yesterday and say we have nothing to fear. However if any of their fans watched our game I'm sure they will be saying exactly the same about us and Kilmarnock. In the Scottish Premiership everyone has something to fear from every team because no game is a gimme and, outside the usual 2, no one is too big to get dragged into a battle at the wrong end of the table. We should be only too aware of that.

If we finish above Aberdeen this year then it will likely mean we are sitting in a European spot and that will mean we have had a successful season.
Hard to argue with anything you say but I would suggest there's one more factor, namely that Aberdeen know how to work the game & the officials to their advantage. They commit series of niggly fouls to disrupt play but avoid cards by alternating the offenders, straight out of the Craig Levein playbook. They have been reasonably successful domestically but have alienated much of their support with their style of play & this has been reflected in their crowds. They are used to & expect success but I believe we have a great opportunity to finish above them this season. If Motherwell can do it so can we & we shouldn't be scared of the challenge.