Hamilton v Airdrie: Diamonds low on confidence, admits Frizzell as side bid to stop the rot

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Airdrie captain Adam Frizzell admits they are low on confidence after a run of three straight defeats, but he insists they have the ability to put things right against Hamilton Accies.The Diamonds have shipped 13 goals in their last three outings in all competitions and are desperately seeking to stop the rot in a Lanarkshire derby this afternoon.The last time they visited in May 2023, they celebrated their promotion back to the Championship with a penalty shootout victory over Accies in the play-off final.Airdrie would love to taste victory again at New Douglas Park, but Frizzell admits their young side will have to overcome the recent knock to their confidence to do so.He said: “You want to win again as quickly as you can but nobody is panicking.

Barring the Ayr game [a 5-0 defeat] when we weren’t at the races, we have shown that we are capable of good performances and we beat Raith in the first league game.“We have also shown it in the League Cup group stages.

We went up to Pittodrie and more than matched Aberdeen so we just need to get the confidence back and get firing again.“Confidence is naturally a wee bit low at the moment.

We are still gelling but I am confident it will all come together.“I was actually chatting to [team-mate] Mason Hancock and we are the only two regulars from last season that started the last game against Queen’s Park, so it shows how many changes there has been and, with the way the manager likes to play, it is going to take the new boys a bit of time to get into the swing of it.“We have signed well and I believe the results will start coming.”On the task facing them against Accies, who picked up their first league win of the campaign last week with a win over Dunfermline, Frizzell added: