Derek McInnes insists he wants his players to thrive under the pressure of trying to lead Kilmarnock straight back to the Premiership.
The experienced former Aberdeen boss accepts that there is now little margin for error as the Championship enters the final straight.
Killie, who have played an extra game, are two points adrift of leaders Arbroath at the summit ahead of Saturday’ s visit of promotion rivals Raith Rovers.
And McInnes insists there is no point in trying to play down the fact that his team are having to deal with high expectation levels.
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