'No better person in the box to finish' - Robinson on Nisbet

Kevin Nisbet took his Aberdeen tally to five goals in three League Cup games with a hat-trick in the win over Queen of the South and the striker is aiming to build on such a promising start. "I'm feeling good," the 29-year-old told Premier Sports at Palmerston Park. "The big thing for me in pre-season was to stay fit. The last two seasons I've picked up knocks, then you're playing catch-up, and I didn't start kicking on until January last time." The Scotland international also spoke of taking on "more responsibility", saying departed captain Graeme Shinnie left "a big void to fill". "The manager has put a leadership group together, four or five of us to run the dressing room, keep the standards high in training," he explained. And Stephen Robinson was certainly pleased with his centre-forward, adding: "Kevin's a goalscorer. "We have to provide chances for him and we didn't put enough balls into the box in the first half and moved the ball too slowly. We changed that at half time. "We created numerous chances and there's no better person in the box to finish." Aberdeen top Group A on maximum points going into Saturday's last game at home to Kelty Hearts. "We've won three games and we've created a lot of chances, that's the good thing," said Robinson. "Of course, there are things to improve on. "We've brought in 10 new players, so it takes time, but you have to pick up results in this competition."