SHINTY: Player says Lovat determined to end eight-year wait for trophy success
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Marc Maclachlan says Lovat must win a trophy this season and end eight years of disappointment in cup competitions.
Lovat take on Kingussie at Balgate in the MacTavish Cup quarter final on Saturday in the tie of the round.
The two teams met in the Camanachd Cup final last season when two late goals gave Kingussie a 3–1 victory on their way to a grand slam of trophies.
The club have also made four of the last five Camanachd Cup finals and lost on each occasion and have not won a trophy since 2015.
Last season was a disappointing year for Lovat who had high hopes of success in 2022.
Maclachlan (31) says due to the quality in the squad, there is a huge desire at Lovat to get their hands on silverware in 2023.
“We have to win a trophy this year,” says Maclachlan.
"It is our goal every year to win a trophy, we have been in four of the last five Camanachd Cup finals and lost them all.
“We were also in the semi finals of each of the cup competitions last season.
“That is not good enough and we know that ourselves.
“We need to put a trophy in our cabinet as we know that we are good enough.
"But to prove we are good enough, we need to win trophies.
“The pain hurts, but you have to use it as a driving force to push on for success.
“It would be easy to be a mediocre team happy to avoid relegation, but we are not like that, we want a trophy in the cabinet.”
“For us the MacTavish Cup and the Camanachd Cup are the ones we are targeting.”
Maclachlan says facing Kingussie in a cup game will be a tough test, but is confident they can win.
“If you are going to win a cup, you are probably going to have to beat Kingussie,” he said.
“You show Kingussie respect, but you have to go out there and believe in your own abilities. We have played each other so many times we know what we are getting.”
