Hamilton Accies might need to mix it up to get the win at Ayr, says defender

Defender Dan O’Reilly says Hamilton need their first win of the season at Ayr United on Saturday, however warns they may have to combine their recreation up a bit.

The Sincere Males fought again from 2-0 right down to beat Queen’s Park 3-2 on Friday, and O’Reilly is acutely aware of that, however says Accies ought to have sufficient about them to win.

The Irishman reckons a primary win of the season could be an enormous increase for Accies as they eye their subsequent few video games.

He stated: “We wish to go in and win the sport, however they’ve had two respectable outcomes as nicely and we have now to take that into consideration.

“They had been 2-0 down in opposition to Queen’s Park they usually clearly had that spirit to return from behind and win 3-2, but it surely’s a recreation we wish to get three factors from.

“It’s essential to not get sucked right into a dog-fight, particularly away from residence. At their floor they’ll have their followers and it’ll be a unique environment.

“It’s essential that we attempt to give attention to our recreation, however we have now to have the ability to combine it up as nicely.

O'Reilly (right), pictured with Scott Martin, says the result at Thistle was frustrating at the time but was a good one in retrospect
O'Reilly (proper), pictured with Scott Martin, says the end result at Thistle was irritating on the time however was a great one on reflection (Picture: SNS Group)

“You may’t simply anticipate your game-plan to be good each week, and also you don’t wish to get sucked into sure issues.

“However we'll simply be centered on ourselves, and hopefully that will likely be sufficient.

“It’s essential to remain within the recreation so long as you possibly can. I believe if we preserve constructing on our base of being strong, and taking our probabilities as nicely, we have now sufficient creativity in our crew to attain objectives.

“Three factors could be huge. You wish to get that win as quickly as you possibly can, and it will actually push us on for the following few weeks.”

Accies drew their opening two league video games 1-1 at residence to Morton and at Partick Thistle, however O’Reilly reckons they’ve made actual progress.

He stated: “Getting a crimson card within the first 45 minutes of the league isn’t supreme, but it surely confirmed a little bit of character from us as a bunch.

“That gave us a little bit of positivity, going into the sport in opposition to Thistle, as a result of we knew we might stick collectively.

“Possibly that was one thing that was missing a few years in the past after we bought relegated and stuff.

O'Reilly, who signed from Drogheda United in January, says Accies have shown character and positivity this season
O'Reilly, who signed from Drogheda United in January, says Accies have proven character and positivity this season (Picture: SNS Group)

“We had been pleased with the end result at Thistle in the long run. The circumstances, by way of how late we conceded the aim and stuff was a bit disappointing, however the total efficiency was actually good.

“To get a degree like that away from residence is nice, and it simply builds a little bit of momentum, a little bit of positivity concerning the place, and one we wish to preserve constructing on.”

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