Aberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before his side host relegation rivals Kilmarnock on Saturday.Here are the key points from his press conference:Robinson says on the day before their victory over Hibernian, people around the club told him the atmosphere was the best they'd seen in months.Since his arrival, Robinson has been pleased with the increasingly positive feeling around the club and training ground, adding: "I think you need a culture at the football club. When I came in, obviously there had been a lot of change, a lot of managers, a lot of different voices.
So that's hard for the players to actually know what you want. So that takes a little bit of time, I think we're getting there now. "A win would take Aberdeen eight points clear of Killie in the relegation play-off spot and Robinson says: "If we managed to get the three points then it would ease the pressure a little bit.
Certainly, it doesn't confirm that we're safe, but it makes it difficult for other teams to catch us. So it's a huge game."After the Dons ended a two-month winless streak with victory over Hibs, Robinson knows the fans will have a huge impact on the players in the run-in: "We had a fantastic backing and 18,500 in the stadium who were all right behind the team, and what a difference that makes. And the players respond to that.
So we realise how big a game it is, we want to embrace the game."The head coach knows Killie will pose a real challenge under "good manager" Neil McCann and have a nice blend of technical and physical players. Aberdeen "have to be ready at the top of our game" against a side who are now playing with "freedom" in attack and committing players forward.With Aberdeen still in a relegation fight, Robinson says "confidence is everything" and praises a "core" in the squad who are setting the example.On Findlay Marshall, who recently signed a contract extension, Robinson says: "I pushed for that to be done very quickly and every time he's trained, he's impressed me.
And it's just a shame it's not a co-operation agreement that he could probably play the last two games for us. So we're delighted he's on board. He's one of many of the young players I've been impressed with."Mats Knoester and Dennis Geiger are both in contention for Saturday's game.
Robinson says: "Mats will come back into the squad for tomorrow, which is a huge boost. Dennis Geiger, if he gets through today, will come back into the squad again as well. So yeah, that's another boost for us getting into this game."