Robinson impressed by Smith on Aberdeen debut

Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson liked what he saw from Lewis Smith as the winger made his competitive debut for the Dons against Brora Rangers on Tuesday night. The attacker, who joined from Livingston at the start of the week, was in the starting line-up as the Dons defeated Brora Rangers 2-0 in their League Cup group stage opener. The 26-year-old played an hour before being replaced by Toyosi Olusanya. "I'm not sure he was expecting it," Robinson told club media of the decision to start Smith. "But we wanted to introduce him straight away, get him into our way of thinking. "It wasn't a brilliant pitch for wingers, traveling with the ball was hard and bobbling everywhere which slows it down a little bit, but he gets 60 minutes under his belt. "He understands now what we want from him as well in possession. Out of possession we didn't really get tested, but we're delighted to have Lewis on board and we believe him and Tony Yogane will be exciting going forward."