DON TO A GOOD THING.John Inglis John Inglis is the name of:
The classy Dons defender played a key role in his European debut on Tuesday as Roy Aitken's men roared to a 4-1 UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup first leg lead over Zalgiris Vilnius. But Inglis, one of six Dons stars fined pounds 2,000 for drinking and breaking a curfew on a warm-up tour in Austria, admitted: "After the pre-season we had it was inevitable we'd be on a downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. . "We'd taken a couple of drubbings in Ireland and lost to Bayer Leverkusen before getting hammered 6-0 by Olympiakos. "That HURT because we have so many players who thrive on confidence and that had taken a real battering." Yet, just when the odds were stacked against them, the Coca-Cola Cup holders pulled a magnificent result out of the hat. Inglis - who played with East Fife East Fife may refer to:
"Losing games 6-0 is a culture shock for most Aberdeen players, whereas I got used to it with some of my teams." Inglis, 29, loved the experience in Lithuania and now wants to use that to build his Pittodrie career after battling to win over the fans since his pounds 400,000 switch from Saints in October 1994. He said: "I was Willie Miller's last signing and maybe I've suffered a little in the support's eyes because of that." It would need a disaster to prevent the Dons making the first round now and Inglis has his own dreams of what Europe holds. He said: "What could be better than facing holders Bayern Munich?" Meanwhile, Hearts defender Davie Weir reckons the Jambos have no chance of dumping Red Star Belgrade unless they stop Perica Ognjenovic. The 19-year-old ran riot in the first leg and only Jambos keeper Gilles Rousset Gilles Rousset (born August 22 1963, in Hyeres) is a French former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. Rousset started his career with Sochaux in 1982, where he spent eight seasons, playing more than 100 times for the Montbéliard side before he was stopped him from scoring. Weir said: "He was all over the place and we just couldn't get the ball off him. He's going to be our biggest obstacle. "But if we can to stop them scoring, then our strikers should put at least one goal in and take us into the next round." |
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