Del: We need to help our strikers lose their anxiety

Published date07 March 2021
The point moves the hosts to within three points of Hibs in the race for third but they have now recorded just one win - and scored a solitary goal - in nine games.

A share of the spoils was a fair result at Pittodrie, with both sides showing plenty of endeavour but lacking quality in the final third. The point was enough to lift Hamilton off the bottom of the table.

McInnes said: "The weight of responsibility usually falls on the strikers, but it shouldn't just be on them.

"We all have to take responsibility. We have to try to rid the anxiety from the front players and hopefully it'll turn. "The number of clean sheets we have this season is fantastic, but the most important part to winning games is at the other end of the park we need to take responsibility for not taking the chances.

"We're a point closer to Hibs, but this is a real missed opportunity. We did a lot right to win this game so there's an obvious frustration."

Accies boss Brian Rice took the positive of the point gained.

He said: "It's nice to be off the bottom but it doesn't really...

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