| The absence of midfield pair Derek McInnes and Grant Brebner through suspension at Easter Road means Gordon will have to reshape his team — and he admitted today he’s already close to finalising his line-up.
“With the exception of maybe one position, I’m pretty sure how I’ll go and now it’s a case of getting down to working on the shape of the team in the run up to Saturday,” said Gordon.
United have had to cope with injuries and suspensions all season. Lee Mair and David McCracken are still missing because they are unfit, but just as frustrating for the interim boss was having another free weekend.
“It’s happened to us a few times this season that, when we’ve had a good performance, there has been a break right after it.
“After our performance against Celtic, we would have preferred to have kept things going and got straight into another game. But now it is up to the boys to do that this Saturday.”
Mark Wilson came through Scotland’s U/21 defeat in Italy on Friday night unscathed and, with Stevie Crawford not being used in the full team’s clash against the Italians in Milan 24 hours later, there are no fresh injury problems to hamper the Tangerines.
Saturday’s visit to the capital is the first leg of a double header against the Hibees. Tickets for the second leg, the Tennent’s Scottish Cup semi at Hampden on April 9, are now on general sale.
The briefs have been going briskly and, although Saturday was the first day they were available to all fans, already sales are running into four figures
United are also offering special hospitality packages that will include breakfast, lunch and after-match drinks as well as luxury coach travel to and from Glasgow. Full details are available from the commercial department at Tannadice. |
