Manager Jimmy Thelin is convinced he can turn around Aberdeen's form - but has told his players they need to do the fundamentals better or they will be in further trouble following their Premier Sports Cup exit.
The Premiership bottom club suffered a 1-0 quarter-final defeat by Motherwell at Pittodrie to leave Thelin under pressure with his side yet to score in the league.
Scottish Cup success transformed Aberdeen's summer but they have now recorded just one win in 12 games outside of that final and memories of a 14-game run without a league win last winter remain fresh.
Thelin said: "Myself, my staff, my players, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror now and change things really quickly because the way we're losing games right now is not the right way to lose a game.
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