Lee Johnson reckons Ryan Porteous has to match his "fire in the belly" with "ice in the head" as the Hibs boss prepares his men for a trip to face Aberdeen.
Porteous was at the heart of controversy when the teams last met in September after he won the penalty, which saw Dons defender Liam Scales dismissed, and turned the game in Hibs' favour. Pittodrie boss Jim Goodwin accused Porteous of "blatant cheating" during his post-match interview which resulted in a lengthy SFA ban and will see him watching from the stand during Friday night's Scottish Premiership match at Pittodrie.
The Scotland defender has a history with the side form the Granite City as he was sent off in Hibs' last trip to the north-east in March for hauling down Ross McCrorie in the penalty area. The Dons were 3-1 winners that day before the scores were reversed at Easter Road six weeks ago. And Johnson expects there to be an "edge" around the game but believes his players can handle the pressure of performing in that environment. He said: "There was a lot of controversy that surrounded that game for a number of reasons so I think naturally that will bring a little bit of edge to the game.
