Could Aberdeen success mark mentality shift in Scottish football?

At Hampden Park on Saturday, I verbally abbreviated Aberdeen. Everyone succeeded. However, this was the underdog’s year in history.

The squad believed they would win the Scottish Cup, despite no one else’s sincere assurances that it would happen, which is the cleaver of success.

Despite their previous, and even recent, results against Celtic, which were 5-1, 5-1, 1-0, and 6-0 in their previous four meetings, listening to the Pittodrie players after the game revealed that confidence.

This victory was a statement, and it truly represents a historic day for Scottish football as well as Aberdeen itself.

Aberdeen actually had two days to execute their gameplan, which was completely contrary to their custom.

What came next was a fantastic performance with a strong defensive performance at the heart of it. Particularly against this Celtic side, that’s a challenging task.

They did so comfortably, despite my best efforts, that I didn’t anticipate them to give Celtic so few chances.

There wasn’t much to worry about from an Aberdeen perspective, aside from Daizen Maeda’s one-v-one in stoppage time.

After that first half, the belief that the players had expressed was likely a foundation. Celtic did, in fact, possess a lot of it, but they weren’t breaking through. Without the ball, the Dons were excellent.

When Oday Dabbagh, Dante Polvara, and Shayden Morris were replaced by three different people, Aberdeen were able to go quite bravely due to such foundations.

I’ve been a fan of Morris’ since he was a player at Fleetwood Town. His speed poses a threat, and Celtic handled him improperly in the lead-up to the equalizer.

Thelin made a wise decision by requesting that he play a midfield position without the ball and then play a wing position with the ball.

Something different was done by the Swede, and it paid off.

The rest of Scottish football should also be interested in it. Possibly even further down the line, where the underdog story has been compelling this season.

I’m from Aberdeen, but I’m from Celtic, so I couldn’t watch those trophy-winning moments with joy.

The Dons demonstrated that Celtic can be stopped with discipline and tenacity.

And if they already believed, they will now believe even more.

Following the game, chairman Dave Cormack discussed the finances, the earnings coming from this victory, and the confirmation of European group-stage football.

That is enormous in and of itself. It will strengthen the faith of both the club and the supporters as well as the players.

However, it’s bedlam right now. They are all about celebrating and partying, which they are expected to do.

Here, they have preserved a piece of history. And perhaps this is just the beginning…