Could Aberdeen success mark mentality shift in Scottish football?
I wrote Aberdeen off at Hampden Park on Saturday. Everyone did. But this was history, the year of the underdog.Even when no-one else really did, the squad believed they would lift the Scottish Cup and that's the key to any success - belief.Listening to the Pittodrie players post-match, they had that confidence despite their previous, and even recent, results against Celtic, which were 5-1, 5-1, 1-0 and 6-0 in their last four meetings.This was a statement win and it really feels like a historic day, not just for Aberdeen, but the rest of Scottish football.To see a team outside the big two do this is an amazing moment.Read Shaun Maloney's column in full here.
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