George O’Neill, BBC Sport Scotland
Some of the recent criticism aimed at Robson has centred around his refusal to move away from his 3-5-2 formation, but he went with a back four here, and the tactical tweak paid off.
Against St Mirren they were defensively frail, and toothless in attack. Here they restricted County to half-chances, dominated the midfield battle, and fully deserved their three goals.
Graeme Shinnie – who had a stunning solo effort ruled out – and Connor Barron played in a double pivot in front of the back four, which gave Clarkson the freedom to push forward and affect the game in meaningful areas.
Miovski also benefited from the additional support in attack, linking up nicely with McGrath, Clarkson and Polvara.
This shape would appear to get the best out of Aberdeen’s key players, and if they can replicate that level of performance, they should be able to move past their indifferent league form.
County were well beaten and are now without a win in four. Adams was pleased with what his side produced at Tynecastle last time out, but this was night and day.
They got into Aberdeen’s third of the pitch 70 times, but had just 12 touches in their visitors’ box. There was a real lack of composure and quality in attacking areas, as the usually influential Yan Dhanda had a quiet afternoon.