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The Dons crashed out of the Scottish Cup after a 3-0 battering to Neil Lennnon’s Dunfermline\"Aberdeen<\/p>\n

Aberdeen caretaker boss Peter Leven(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

Sickened Peter Leven fears Aberdeen could be dragged into a relegation battle after a humiliating Scottish Cup exit to Dunfermline.<\/p>\n

The holders surrendered their trophy after a 3-0 mauling at East End Park and the raging 4,000 travelling support unleashed their fury with constant jeers throughout the night. The managerless Dons are now in a full-blown crisis with their season in tatters – days after their top-six hopes were officially buried.<\/p>\n

Livid caretaker Leven didn’t mince his words in a post-match interview with Premier Sports as he blasted his flops.<\/p>\n

He said: “Atrocious. I thought we started okay, then we absolutely crumbled after the first goal.<\/p>\n

“Furious, can’t defend them anymore, but we’re in trouble. They need to pick it up because as I said, we’re in trouble. It’s unacceptable. I apologise to the fans. It’s not good enough.”<\/p>\n

Asked specifically what he meant by ‘in trouble’, Leven said: “Pick up points. We could be getting dragged into that relegation and for a club of Aberdeen, that’s unacceptable.<\/p>\n

“The performance today was unacceptable. They picked up every first and second ball. It’s nowhere near good enough.<\/p>\n

“None of them could say anything. Everything I gave them there, no-one could come back at me. There wasn’t one pass mark there. At this football club, that’s unacceptable to go out that way.”<\/p>\n

And the interim boss hinted he was considering walking away from the Reds after a disastrous run of results.<\/p>\n

He said: “Listen, it’s worrying because we’re not picking up points, we’re out the club… so with a performance like that, it’s something that we’ll need to look at next week. Dave’s over just now so we’ll have a chat.”<\/p>\n

Leven added: “We’re doing everything we can. We made sure during the week that they have to win the fight first, win the battle.<\/p>\n

“And we crumbled after that first goal. Dunfermline were better all over the pitch and I can’t defend them anymore. It’s not good enough.”<\/p>\n

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