Peter Leven ditches Aberdeen FC predecessors' hoofball as Jack Mackenzie outlines positive changes
dailyrecord.co.ukJack MacKenzie is hopeful Aberdeen can continue keeping keep the ball on the deck under caretaker manager Peter Leven after the aerial approach failed under their previous two bosses.Despite investing over nearly £2million on new signings last summer, the Reds have woefully underperformed in the Premiership and with two games until the league split, they sit in ninth position, six points adrift of the top six having won just eight of their first 31 matches.
Barring a few exceptional displays, the style of football on offer at Pittodrie this season has also been a huge problem, with Aberdeen's technical players not suited to hooking long balls into the channel for talisman Bojan Miovski to chase.Barry Robson impressed after leading the Reds into Europe last season, and despite taking the team to the Viaplay Cup final, supporters quickly became disillusioned with his tactics both with and without the ball.
It didn't get much better under his replacement Neil Warnock, who walked away from the club after just two wins in eight matches at the helm - both in the Scottish Cup.First team coach Leven arrived as part of Robson's backroom team last summer but the former Kilmarnock, Dynamo Brest and FC Orenburg number two has now stepped up to the hot seat in the last three matches while the club plan their next move.
Leven's first game in charge ended in a dismal 1-0 away loss to Dundee, but Aberdeen have since bounced back with a 1-0 away win at Motherwell and a 2-1 triumph at home to Ross County last weekend.Under the 40-year-old's brief tenure, the Reds have shown glimpses of their quality on the ball, with the likes of Connor Barron and Leighton Clarkson able to receive possession from the back line and set up attacks further
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