League Cup wins will help Ross County in Premiership
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Alex Iacovitti believes that the final two Betfred Cup group matches have come at just the right time for Ross County.
The Staggies had not won any match since the middle of September before Tuesday night’s 4–1 triumph over Elgin City, which the centre back scored in.
Now, with the prospect of qualifying for the second round with a win at home to Stirling Albion tomorrow, Iacovitti hopes that cup success can translate into being a launchpad for better form in the Premiership.
“We have been close to getting results,” the 23-year-old insisted.
“We have had one-goal defeats, and draws, but we feel like we can use the cup to get us going a little bit and get the momentum high. I think the result was coming.
“Sometimes points have been lost just from individual mistakes. I hold my hands up, I had a few.
“We need to cut them out and use these cup games as a stepping stone to take it into the league.
“It gives the lads confidence going back into the Premiership. These games are all about that, but progressing in the cup is something we are looking at too.”
It was a comfortably victory against Elgin in the end on Tuesday, but it did not come without a scare.
Ross Laidlaw was called into action four times in the first half with County only a single goal ahead as the hosts tried to claw their way back into the match.
The Staggies pulled away after half time, and for Iacovitti it was a simple case of “job done”.
“The manager’s message was to get the six points from these two games and do it professionally,” he said.
“He told us not to underestimate teams in lower leagues, we need to treat them like any normal Premiership game.
“In the first 10 or 15 minutes we started a bit sloppy, but when we got to grips with the pitch and conditions, and we got playing, it was a really good professional performance from us.
“It was a different challenge, but fair play to them.”
