Jim Goodwin believes Aberdeen are in a good place ahead of their Premier Sports Cup last-16 tie against Annan on Tuesday night.
The Dons bounced back from a chastening 3-2 home defeat to Motherwell in the cinch Premiership with a 1-0 win at St Johnstone and a 5-0 thumping of 10-man Livingston in the Granite City on Saturday.
The Pittodrie squad is in the process of being rebuilt by the Irishman, who is still looking for one or two new players, but after recent performances and results he is in a positive frame of mind ahead of the trip to Galabank to take on the League Two side.
Goodwin told RED TV: “People will talk about the 10 men and rightly so of course, it makes things a little bit easier, but it’s not quite as straightforward as people would think.