Andy Considine has backed Aberdeen to come back stronger from their enforced break whether it is to finish this season or start a new campaign.
Almost a month has passed since the Dons last played a competitive game due to the coronavirus shutdown and social distancing measures put in place by the Government.
The break came at the worst possible time for the Dons in terms of their push for a European place but the enforced break is one Considine hopes has allowed his team-mates to regroup in what has been a campaign blighted by injuries.
The defender said: “We have shown in flashes what we are capable of but we just haven’t done that enough, which has been disappointing.
“The good thing is that I don’t think many players are out of contract this summer so with that we should have a bit more stability after the summer.
“I think if we come back to finish this season or start again next season then I think we will be much stronger and all guns blazing by the time we return.
“Over the last three or four years we have had some big clear-outs over the summer.
“We had another one this year and this is probably the longest it has taken for the boys to gel.
“In January we needed to recruit some more boys and fair play to Matty Kennedy and Dylan McGeouch they have come on board and just given us that little bit more.
“We’ve had a horrendous time with injuries. Greg Leigh broke his leg, Scott McKenna tore his hamstring for the second time this season and Craig Bryson had been out for a long time.
“We were missing some big, big players. It has been a tough season and the team has had to change so much because of injury as well.
“You don’t get that consistency and teams around have had the consistency of team selection and personnel on the pitch.”
The Dons were set to face Motherwell at Fir Park on March 12 for the chance to go third in the Scottish Premiership and Considine is frustrated the opportunity was taken away on the day of the game due to play being halted nationwide.
He said: “We were all really looking forward to the Motherwell game.
“Motherwell also had a couple of decent results before that as well, but I felt we were back scoring goals and had a bit more firepower about us.
“Big Curtis Main was doing really well and we were solid as a team. I felt we were more of a threat.
“We struggled for goals at the turn of the year but going into that Motherwell game looking to cement third spot.
“We might not get the chance to do that now – nobody knows what is going to happen.
“But there was a definite improvement in our last few games and there was a lot more good than bad and I think the fans appreciated that.”