ABERDEEN striker Adam Rooney is feeling no less pressure to score goals following the arrival of attacking reinforcements.
The former Stoke, Inverness, Birmingham and Oldham player has comfortably been the Dons’ top scorer for the past two seasons, but boss Derek McInnes brought in strong cover during the summer in the shape of former Bournemouth forward Jayden Stockley.
Stockley and fellow new signings James Maddison and Wes Burns have provided added competition and options in the final third for McInnes.
Stockley, Rooney himself and Maddison have all come off the bench to score crucial goals during Aberdeen’s four-match winning streak.
But Rooney is using the extra support to drive him on.
The 28-year-old, who has hit the net seven times this season, said: “I have always just wanted to score goals. I always aim to be top scorer no matter what club I’m at. It’s something I put on myself whether there’s one or 10 strikers at the club.
“Obviously we have brought in a lot of attacking threats and it just gives us greater options.
“I think in the last three games we have had people come off the bench to score winners. It’s a long season and we are going to need plenty of options so it improves the squad.”
Aberdeen might need to try several options to break down Ross County at Pittodrie on Saturday – the Dingwall side have only conceded three goals in four Ladbrokes Premiership away games this season.
“They have had a couple of decent results away from home,” Rooney said. “They drew with Rangers and Hearts away from home, so they obviously set up well and are difficult to break down. It’s up to us to come up with ways of beating that.”
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