Rangers head to Hampden on Saturday – the place Aberdeen await within the semi-finals of the Premier Sports activities Cup – and McInnes is hoping to get the higher of his outdated membership.
Rangers have received three trophies since 2012 and have completed the final two seasons with none silverware.
McInnes, who took cost in June, is the newest supervisor charged with turning round that poor return and has the possibility to make his mark, having defeated Celtic 3-0 within the quarter-finals at Ibrox.
“To get the primary trophy could be so necessary, reinforcing confidence, reinforcing perception,” the Rangers boss mentioned.
“Historically, semi-finals may be fraught with quite a lot of nerves and rigidity and generally they are not the perfect video games, due to what’s at stake.”
Aberdeen’s poor kind makes Rangers robust favourites to progress to December’s remaining towards both Hearts or Hibernian.
Nevertheless, Dons boss Stephen Robinson did raise the trophy final time period when answerable for St Mirren, and McInnes is cautious of their opponents’ skill to carry out in a one-off sport.
“They have , skilled supervisor in Robbo they usually’ve received some good gamers, skilled gamers, in Aberdeen they usually’ll be relishing the chance as nicely,” McInnes added.
“Individuals may view us as favourites for it and I perceive that however we have’ nonetheless received a sport to win and Aberdeen are able to a giant efficiency.
“I am simply concentrating on us, if we get to our ranges then hopefully it will be sufficient to win the sport however a powerful 90-minute efficiency goes to be required, I really feel.”