Aidan Denholm determined to help Ross County to back-to-back wins against Hibernian after Kilmarnock success in Dingwall
Ross County midfielder Aidan Denholm says he is desperate to record back-to-back victories when Hibernian come calling in Dingwall on Wednesday night.
Now, with only a few days between their success and their next match against Hibs midweek, it is a chance for County to generate strong momentum.
Denholm is keen to make the most of that opportunity, which could see County move into the Premiership’s top six if they can record back-to-back victories for the first time in 11 months.
“I think the boys will be full of confidence, but the gaffer told us to celebrate on the night and enjoy that winning feeling before all eyes move on to Wednesday,” Denholm, on loan from Hearts for the season, said.
“We want to show the fans we can win again, and go on a wee run.
“The boys are buzzing, but it’s a big game on Wednesday so that’s where our focus is now.
“I think the last three points we got was against Dundee, and then we got a point against St Johnstone.
“We want to be winning games, and we want to go back-to-back now. It’s all eyes on Wednesday.”
With Hibs fresh off the back of an Edinburgh derby, it will not be easy for County to go and claim all three points.
However, the Staggies faced a challenge of their own at the weekend against a Kilmarnock side who had previously defeated Rangers 1-0.
County did it the hard way too, going behind in the first half before Liam Donnelly’s red card opened the door for them to launch their comeback.
“It feels amazing to win,” Denholm added.
“Obviously coming off the back of St Johnstone, where we let the fans down, we knew we needed to repay them.
“It was tough going, I think I got cramp after 70 minutes and I like to say I’m quite fit!
“For me, Connor Randall and Noah Chilvers in the middle it was really competitive for second balls.
“Even when we went 1-0 down, I still thought we were doing the basics well, trying to get on the ball and go forward - even before the red card we were doing the right things and getting chances.
“Hopefully we gave the fans a performance that they can be excited by.
“We knew that with the quality we had in the changing room we could turn it around, but we’re not just happy with one win, we want to kick on.
“The gaffer told us he wants us to go and back it up with a good performance on Wednesday, and then we will move on to the following game.”