Former St Mirren manager Robinson had one job when he was belatedly appointed by Aberdeen in March – to maintain the club’s status as top flight ever-presents.
Now, after earning back-to-back wins for the first time since October, he appears to have done that with a bit to spare.
In this win, and against Hibernian last time, there were some hallmarks of what made Robinson successful at St Mirren and Motherwell.
Notably there was a sterner defence of Aberdeen’s box as they registered consecutive clean sheets, and at times they showed greater urgency.
The winner was typical of what Robinson is asking for. Aberdeen got the ball forward from kick-off, won a throw-in, and played from there.
Milne found Stuart Armstrong, who laid it nicely into Aremu’s path and the midfielder’s shot ended up in the net after a deflection.
The drop-off has been systemic this season for Aberdeen, as has their vulnerability from set-pieces and crosses, which almost cost them again as Tshibola found room twice to head off the bar.
But Robinson needs more time and a summer window to fix the major issues, and at least now will be doing it with a Premiership budget, barring a strange end to the season.
