Attack, attack, attack – Clachnacuddin manager Jordan MacDonald promises ambition ahead of Highland League trip to Brora Rangers
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Jordan MacDonald will be intent on attacking title-chasers Brora Rangers in their own backyard this afternoon despite the magnitude of the task facing his players.
The Lilywhites manager has taken a stance comparable to Celtic’s stubborn Australian Ange Postecoglou in the Champions League with a refusal to compromise the principles he has sought to instil at Grant Street Park.
It may end in defeat for the Merkinch men at Dudgeon Park, but it is a refreshing approach that nearly paid off in a narrow North of Scotland Cup final defeat to the Cattachs early last month.
The Clach players, while they will of course be tasked with doing their defensive duties properly, are always given a licence to take the game to teams no matter the calibre of opposition.
“After a morale-boosting win like the Huntly one, we would have liked a run of games against teams around us, but it is what it is,” MacDonald said.
“We gave a really good account of ourselves against Brora Rangers in the North of Scotland Cup final.
“I’m under no illusions as to how tough it is going to be on Saturday. I’ve never hidden my admiration for Brora as a club and as a team, the coaching staff, the way they play and the players they have.
“As we always do though, we will go up there and have a go. Our attitude won’t change.
“It is a difficult venue against a really good team full of really good individual players, but my players would take a bit of a shock if I told them we were going to go to Dudgeon Park to try to park the bus.
“We can only play what is in front of us and see what we get out of it.”
Clach will have first choice goalkeeper Martin Mackinnon, the former Caley Thistle shotstopper, back fit for the trip to Sutherland, but MacDonald was full of praise for last weekend’s last-minute stand-in for the victory against Huntly.
With Mackinnon unavailable and Dan Rae injured in the warm-up, 18-year-old Dawid Sienkowski had to step in 20 minutes before kick-off.
“The clean sheet was massive for us,” Macdonald added.
“My back four was excellent, and young Dawid in goal showed great maturity and performed really well. Coming in so soon before kick-off may have helped with the nerves, but we were thrilled with him.”
