Defiant Jim Goodwin says he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't as far as his style of football is concerned. But he's hinted that the conservative approach taken against Celtic might be shelved with a "different challenge" against Rangers on the horizon.
Goodwin was criticised by some Aberdeen fans, former players and pundits for the ultra-defensive approach they took in Saturday's clash with Celtic. They kept Ange Postecoglou's big-hitters out for 87 minutes before Callum McGregor's strike but fans at Pittodrie were left frustrated by the style of football deployed, as the Dons finished the game with just 19 per cent possession and failed to muster a shot on target.
But Goodwin, whose team face Michael Beale's Rangers at Ibrox on Tuesday, compared the defeat to Celtic with an earlier thumping against Gers where the his team went out and "had a go" but ended up losing 4-1. He insists he can't win either way and defended his style. He told Sky Sports: "We tried to contain them and frustrate (Celtic) and we denied them a lot of space in behind, which is what Kyogo and Maeda want. I thought we defended really well throughout the game but we weren't able to do anything with the ball when we had possession.
