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st mirren Head coach Stephen Robinson believes his Scottish Gas side will win the Scottish Cup livingston This is the perfect opportunity to reset the season.
The partners beat their opponents in a penalty shootout west lothianAfter the game ended 1-1, Malik Dijksteel took a penalty kick to seal the victory 4-3.
Roland Idowu opened the scoring after three minutes Scott Arfield Levy scored his first goal shortly after to level the score, but neither side would score for the rest of the game.
The two sides meet again scottish premier league Robinson challenged his players to finish in the top six over the next 12 games of the season at Livingston’s home ground, the Set Fare Arena, on Tuesday night.
He said: “What we do is reset the season. You can get bogged down worrying about what happened the week before.
“We start with the cup and see how far we can go.
Our league season has 12 games left before the end of the season, so we start the league season again and our goal is to be a top six team in these 12 games. “
He added: “It gives you a real goal rather than always looking back. You can’t change what has happened. You can’t change injuries, decisions, loss of form or opportunities.”
“I believe in looking forward. I believe in giving players a goal and that comes with experience. They’ve gotten over the first hurdle and now we have another difficult hurdle on Tuesday night.”
Livingston boss David Martindale believes his side have controlled enough of the game to secure their place in the fifth round but admits Tuesday’s showdown is the more important game of the double-header.
He said: “Sometimes I feel like a madman. This week at least we lost the game because of our own failings. It was our fault, not the fault of the referee or VAR.
“We played pretty well in the game. We controlled enough of the game but we were a little behind on penalties.
“Tuesday is an important game for this club. I said I want to win both games but, if I had to choose, I would choose Tuesday.”
Martindale revealed the club are closing in on a new left-back and hope the deal can be completed before Tuesday’s game.
He added: “We are bringing a left-back into the country. We know we are light at left-back. He will be in the building tomorrow and it is a six-figure sum.
“Calvin Ford has backed us and is building a team at the club. I feel when we come in this year we could be a championship team playing in the Premier League.
“I have no doubt that within the next six to 12 months we will be an established Premier League club with the infrastructure and resources.”