Dimitar Mitov reckons one win could reignite Aberdeen's season as stopper opens up on Tannadice dressing room fury

Dimitar Mitov knows Aberdeen haven’t become a bad team overnight and one win can spark their season back into life.

The Dons are now on an alarming winless run where they have picked up just three points from the last 24. That is in sharp contrast to the beginning of the season when the Reds, under new boss Jimmy Thelin, opened up with a 16 game unbeaten run across all competitions. That strong start means Aberdeen still remain in third place and they are just behind Rangers while Dundee United are now just three points away.

Mitov, who is looking to get back to winning ways against Ross County on Thursday, stated: “We don’t become a bad team overnight. It doesn’t work like that. We’re still a very good team – but we need to show it on the pitch. It’s all good talking in front of you guys, saying this and that. But, we need to perform on the pitch.

“The good thing about football is that there’s another game coming in – and it’s coming really fast. It’s another opportunity for us to go on the training pitch, see what we did well, not so well and work on it. Then show our fans on Thursday.”

The Bulgarian international knows one win could be the catalyst. “I think taking points changes everything,” Mitov insisted. “(It would give) Confidence to the team, a little boost and stuff like that.

“Ultimately, we play to win every single game. It doesn’t matter who we play against. Our mentality is to go there and try to win the game and try to play well.

“I think this is also the demand and mentality of the manager. He wants that. It doesn’t matter that we’re on this bad run at the moment.

"We still go out there, we want to attack, we want to defend well, we want to score goals, we want to keep clean sheets. Yes, we’re going