Captain says full week of training can only be benefit for Ross County
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Jack Baldwin believes that having a full week of training under Derek Adams will do Ross County the world of good.
Usually, footballers are keen to return to action as quickly as possible after a bruising defeat – which last weekend’s 2-0 reverse at St Mirren certainly was.
However, the Staggies captain acknowledged that not having a Tuesday night game could be a positive this time around, as it would give the players more time to work with Adams and get used to his style of play.
Since returning to Dingwall for a third spell as manager, Adams has not had a full seven days on the training pitch between matches until now.
With Dundee making the journey north this weekend, then, Baldwin is determined for County to improve on the performance in Paisley, and he believes the extra time between games could be key.
“We’ve had so many games that training has been a bit sporadic,” Baldwin explained.
“We just have to get back to the training pitch and work hard to make sure that we’re in the best position come Saturday.
“I can imagine the manager will be happy to have a full week with us in training as well.
“It gives you a little mental break as well, because Saturday and Tuesday games can be relentless.
“That’s the profession we’re in, so we just have to make sure we put things right on Saturday.”
Under Adams so far, things have generally been going well in Dingwall.
Two wins, a draw, and three clean sheets from his opening four matches still represents a good return, and it has seen the Staggies begin to climb up the Premiership table.
Even after defeat in Paisley, County sit eighth in the standings.
With three points separating Dundee – one place ahead of Baldwin’s side going into this weekend – and St Johnstone in 11th, there is plenty of scope for movement in the second half of the season, and County are all too aware of that.
“You can always look at a table in different ways – some teams in that mix will say they’ve had a good start to the season, and for other teams it will be framed as not a great start, but they’re still in that mix,” he reasoned.
“It’s always been a really tight league, and it’s no different this year. That makes it exciting for the fans I guess.
“It changes every week. You put together a couple of wins and it takes you right back up into contention for the top six.
“There will be a lot more twists and turns to come, and hopefully we’re on the better side of that.”
