Barry Robson insists Aberdeen need 'near perfect' PAOK performance and hopes Hearts hammering leads to Greek complacency

Barry Robson insists Aberdeen will need to be almost perfect at Pittodrie to make sure PAOK don’t claim another Scottish scalp.

The Dons boss knows the Greek side are dangerous after watching them batter Hearts 6-1 on aggregate in the Europa Conference League play-offs. Aberdeen are looking to get up and running after picking up a point at home to HJK Helsinki on the back of the narrow defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt.

And Robson warned: “Everyone knows PAOK are a top side. We saw their quality at Tynecastle. They are strong all over the pitch. But our performances in Europe have been good – without getting the results we have maybe deserved. We need to put on a proper performance. It needs to be close to a perfect. The players will need to be eights and nines. If we can do that with the fans behind us then then we have a chance to cause an upset – because, let’s be honest, with the financial difference, that is what it would be.

“We are the underdogs – but I like that sometimes. This the stage we want to be on. The way we played away in Frankfurt, in Sweden and at times against Helsinki showed what we can do. If we put those performances together for ninety minutes this week then I think we have a chance.

"We create a lot of chances as a team and if we keep doing that, we’ll be okay. What we need is people chipping in from all over the pitch, not just the strikers - we need it to be a collective thing. If we keep creating, feeding the midfielders and strikers then we’ll win more games that we’ll lose.”

Robson watched PAOK brush aside the Jambos but he admitted he hasn’t picked the brains of Gorgie boss Steven Naismith. But he’s hoping the Greek big guns head to Scotland expecting an easy ride.

Robson said: “They won 6-1 on