Aberdeen 1-1 Falkirk: Robinson looks to the future after draw at Pittodrie

To an outsider, the result with Falkirk – who have only been promoted to the top flight this season – may look like a bad result. Actually, this is not a bad point at all.

Falkirk were looking to secure sixth place in the Scottish Premiership, while Aberdeen had won just one of their last 13 league games before that. They have already lost twice to Falkirk, both by 1-0 margins.

Robinson admitted before the match that he needed to “simplify the things they were doing and the things that were causing them problems” despite having only had one training session with them before the match.

“They lose the ball a lot while playing from the back, so we try to play the ball in the opponent’s half, and we try to send more balls into the penalty area,” he said.

“Sometimes people try to complicate football too much.”

What he got on his side was a simpler game. As expected, the players worked hard for the new coach and were keen to impress.

Kevin Nisbet, who was sometimes reticent at running back, was often seen carrying out his defensive duties. Pressure on substitute Lyall Cameron in the second half resulted in the goal, as Brad Spencer was forced to play the ball back.

Despite Barney Stewart’s late equaliser, the new man was suitably delighted.

“We seemed more organized and organized than we were,” he said.

“There were positive performances. It was Liam Morrison’s best game in an Aberdeen shirt, youngster Dylan Lobban was full of energy, Dennis Geiger was excellent and Nezy.” [Kevin Nisbet] Dozens.

“The back three was good. Gavin [Molloy] “He loses his man for the goal, but other than that, he was very good at times.”