We have done it before, we must do it again
Ross County defender Andrew Davies believes the Staggies need points from the road trips to Aberdeen and Hearts to stay in contention for a top-six Premiership finish.
The Dingwall club is without a league victory in 2017, with a four-game winless run leaving them three points above the relegation play-off spot and the same number behind sixth-placed Dundee.
Davies knows County’s season is in the balance with eight games left before the split, and reckons taking something from forthcoming trips to Pittodrie and Tynecastle would go a long way towards restoring confidence.
County take on the Dons on Saturday before making the trip to Edinburgh to face the Jambos on Wednesday, and Davies said: “Aberdeen are a very good team who are on a great run, so it isn’t going to be easy. But we have to meet it head on. It’s a challenge. We have to go there as we have done before and get a big result.
“I don’t see why we can’t do it again. I firmly believe we can. I’m up for the challenge and I’m sure all the players are.
“Things will turn, but we have two hard games coming up.
“We can’t get too downbeat and we must give our all to get results. “If we play to the best of our ability, I believe we can do it. We just have to keep plugging away – football can change really quickly. It is just important we get that result and move on as quickly as we can because the games are running out.”
County also take on Kilmarnock, Caley Thistle, Partick Thistle, Dundee and Hamilton Accies before facing Celtic in their final pre-split fixture on April 16.
Davies reckons the head-to-head encounters against other teams competing for a top-six place will be key.
The 32-year-old, who recently signed a new two-year contract to remain at Victoria Park until 2019, added: “After those two games, Aberdeen and Hearts, we are back among the teams down in that lower part of the table.
“We are evenly-matched. It is just down to which team can produce the best quality on the day. It is going to be an interesting six or seven weeks.
“That’s what we want. We want it to be a little bit exciting in the struggle. Sixth spot is important to us – and it means a lot to me. Anything below that is a failure.
“Let’s make sure it doesn’t end in failure and get into that top six as soon as we can.”