Inverness Caley Thistle goalkeeper puts no pressure on himself in his comeback as number one
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MARK Ridgers says he has not put himself under pressure after returning to the starting line-up with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Ridgers lost his place as first choice goalkeeper to Cameron Mackay after the 4-0 defeat to Greenock Morton at the end of October.
But he returned in between the posts after the new year in the 6-1 victory over Cove Rangers and remained with the gloves ever since.
Since regaining first choice status, Ridgers says he is determined not to keep past mistakes in his head and is only looking forward, including helping Caley Thistle get past Queen’s Park in the Scottish Cup fourth round clash at the Caledonian Stadium tonight.
“For many years, I never put pressure on myself,” he said.
“Once you make a mistake or have a bad pass, it can play in your head. I have not been like that for a few years. In the position I play, nine times out of 10 when you make a mistake, it costs a goal.
“As a goalkeeper, you can’t think too much about that. Some goalkeepers go out to prove themselves, but the best games for me are when I do nothing, because the others side of the game is organising.
“If the people in front are doing their jobs right, you won’t have a lot to do and that’s key for me.
“It’s not about worrying about making mistakes. I will make another mistake by the time I retire, but it’s about trying to limit the errors.”
He added: “The other part of it is to try and help the team where I can and make important saves at important times in the games.
“It might not even be saves, but could be take the pressure off by taking cross balls for example.
“It’s not about putting pressure on myself. I don’t feel, since I’ve been here, I have much to prove.“
