As he works to keep Ross County in the Premiership, Malky Mackay feels more responsibility than pressure.
The Staggies placed 11th in the standings and will play Partick Thistle in the first leg of their play-off match on Thursday night at Firhill. The second leg will take place on Sunday in Dingwall.
When asked if he felt under pressure to complete the assignment, County manager Mackay responded, "Not pressure, responsibility.""I have a responsibility to the people of the Highlands, to Ross County, the owner, chief executive, and my staff - but that is something that every football manager has every time he puts pen to paper at a football club, so I have had responsibility from the first day I took over the job," I said.
You can expect anything from me because you gave me the opportunity to manage your football team. As a result, it is my duty to do everything I can for the football team, which is exactly what I have done my entire career.Therefore, I am under a great deal of responsibility, but that is what football managers must do.
"That is something that a manager, not a coach, would do. pressure, then? No. Responsibility? Absolutely.”
When attempting to contain the prolific Thistle, who have scored 16 goals in their last four play-off matches and who defeated Ayr United 8-0 on aggregate in the semifinal match, Mackay will rely on Ross County's Premiership expertise.
He stated: "We evaluate every team using the same criteria, including Partick Thistle."We assess their advantages and disadvantages. We have looked at how the opposition can harm them and how they can harm the opposition."We have played a lot of good teams this season who have big threats at the top level, and we will take Partick Thistle just as seriously as we would take the rest," he continued. "So that just goes into the same preparation we would do for every other team, bearing in mind we have played against the 11 Premiership teams three or four times this season."
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teams this season who have big threats at the top level, and we will take Partick Thistle just as seriously as we would take the rest," he continued. "So that just goes into the same preparation we would do for every other team, bearing in mind we have played against the 11 Premiership teams three or four times this season."
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