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Stuart Armstrong hunts Aberdeen redemption when Dundee visit in the Premier Sports Cup The Dons lost their 100% record as they lost at 2-1 to Steven Pressley's side at Dens Park on Saturdat=y Hurting Stuart Armstrong has admitted Aberdeen will be fighting for their Dundee redemption in the Premier Sports Cup. The Dons’ unbeaten start came to an abrupt end when they lost 2-0 at Dens Park on Saturday. It was a blow for Stephen Robinson’s side but they have the chance to show an instant reaction when the Dark Blues travel to Pittodrie this weekend. Armstrong conceded: “It was very poor, a bad performance throughout. “The second half was a little bit better but conceding the second goal deflated us because if you can keep it tight at 1-0 you always have a glimmer. “We didn’t find enough solutions on the ball, we were poor off the ball. We didn’t win enough second balls either, so there was an accumulation of a lot of bad stuff. “The most disappointing thing is we have won a lot of games consecutively, getting that winning feeling back. “So I think that’s what was most disappointing; the result yet but also in terms of how we played. “For us, the thing is we get a chance of redemption next weekend. It’s a chance to learn and a chance to play a lot better.” Robinson claimed his team didn’t match Dundee’s physicality in the middle of the park. Armstrong admitted they lost too many individual battles. The former Scotland cap stated: “There’s pride to that, us on the pitch winning our individual battles. That always helps and I think in the first half in particular we didn’t do that. “We didn’t dominate physically on and off the ball - and that’s never a good thing. If you ask every individual player, nobody ever wants to be dominated physically. So regardless of stature or size, we should all be held accountable to win our own individual battles.” Aberdeen have signed 13 players this season. Armstrong knows it is still early days and they are waiting for his squad to completely gel, but is also well aware of maintaining standards. A big crowd had travelled south in anticipation, but were left disappointed. Armstrong said: “This club, there’s expectation, pressure and the fans. We are still gelling again, the last few seasons there has been a lot of players in and a lot of players out. That always takes time and is necessary for the club to move forward. “It’s about gelling together the existing guys and the new guys to create one identity and a structure. “New players always take time to bed in. Speaking from my own experience being a new player at clubs, you always take a few weeks or months to feel comfortable in the group and with how the group wants to play. We’re getting there but this was a little step back.” The Dons had won their first five games before this one. There is no need to hit the panic button. The key is righting the wrongs from Dens and making sure they don’t happen at home this weekend. “We have had a lot of positive results so far and showed a lot of character last week to come back and win,” Armstrong insisted. “But this was disappointing. I always think you learn more from a defeat than you do from a win. Hopefully we can learn from this. It was disappointing to let the supporters down and hopefully we can individually perform at a better level next time.”