East Kilbride boss Kevin Rutkiewicz is filled with admiration for Lowland League champions Bonnyrigg Rose, however is determined to take factors off them on Saturday.
Rutkiewicz says Rose have hit the usual that he aspires to realize with Kilby, however would not need them to come back to Ok-Park on the weekend pondering that they're going to take pleasure in an inevitable victory.
Kilby set themselves up for the conflict with a 4-0 Lowland League Cup group phases win at Dalbeattie Star final night time, which has earned them a quarter-final conflict with Berwick Rangers on April 23.
However Rutkiewicz desires his aspect to be on high type once they host the champions.
He mentioned: "I used to be at their recreation on Tuesday night time towards the Spartans within the South Problem Cup semi-final [4-1 win for Rose] and you'll see why they've received the league, to be trustworthy.
" my staff proper now, which is much totally different from the squad in the beginning of the season, as a result of I've received quite a lot of younger boys in there, and taking a look at Bonnyrigg... for lack of higher phrases, what you have received is 'huge, furry ar**d males'.
"I might have taken that 11 on the Bonnyrigg recreation and I am in all probability taking a look at one thing between 1500 and 2000 appearances between them!
"You possibly can see how they handle video games of soccer - the necessary headers, the necessary tackles that have to be received. They put their our bodies in there they usually win them.
"Robbie Horn, for the final three years, has been slowly nurturing and manipulating that squad to the best way he desires it, and he is executed a improbable job, so that is what we're all aspiring to. Let's not child ourselves on, right here.
"I am not going to sit down right here and say we're the perfect staff within the league. Individuals say 'on paper' however that does not matter.
"Bonnyrigg have received the league, they've received it comfortably, and proper now they've set the usual, so it is one thing that we're aspiring to."
Rutkiewicz added: "On Saturday I need to exit and I need to try to lay a glove on them. I do not need them rolling as much as our residence park and having it straightforward.
"It is as much as the boys to indicate that and to show that the beginning of the season was the massive issue right here.
"We have simply received to be sure that we strategy that recreation with the proper mind set, with the mentality that we're enjoying the highest of the league.
"It is a chance to get an enormous, huge victory for us and consolidate that second place as effectively."
Jack Stainrod's first-half hat-trick was added to by a Neil McLaughlin strike to present Kilby a cushty victory over Dalbeattie Star on Wednesday night time, however Rutkiewicz admits he had misgivings at 0-0.
He mentioned: "We have been already by means of, we're simply within the door - I feel we have been 12 days in by then - and making an attempt to gauge the staff.
"The boys have relaxed a little bit bit as effectively, as a result of I feel there was a response from the gamers. They have been pleased with how issues have been going below [former manager Chris Aitken] and I feel it was inevitable that there was going to be some type of response.
"However final night time was type of good, as a result of we went down there and have been already by means of.
"We began fairly brightly, however between 20 minutes and half-hour I assumed 'we'll flip this into a tough recreation tonight' however then we broke away and scored.
"After that there was just one winner. It was a extremely good efficiency, we saved a clear sheet, have been ruthless and scientific at each ends and we might have had a pair extra, in truth.
"However I am delighted to get away with a 4-0 win and up the street."
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