Pressley 'throwing statistics' at Dundee before visit of Celtic
If Dundee beat Celtic at Dens Park on Sunday it will be the first time they have recorded back-to-back home wins over the Glasgow outfit in the league since 1972. And head coach Steven Pressley is hoping the chance to create history will be "ammunition" for his players. Celtic had been on a 36-game unbeaten streak at Dundee's home ground when they made the trip in October.
Thanks to Clark Robertson's header and Cameron Carter-Vickers' own goal, Dundee ended a 37-year wait for a victory over the Parkhead club on home soil. "I like throwing statistics at the players," head coach Pressley said. "It's like ammunition for myself and I think the players like that, they like the challenges that we put in front of them.
"The reason we've improved a lot as a club is the attitude of the players has been terrific over the period. "The Hearts result [a 1-0 defeat before the international break] was our first defeat in six games. "I think it was the longest period the club had gone for some years in the Premiership without defeat, so that says a lot about the players.
" Dundee have eased their relegation concerns with an upturn in form since late December but manager Pressley is leaving nothing to chance. "As long as we focus on doing what's required and performing and improving then hopefully we can get over the line, but if it takes to the last game of the season, that's what it takes, and we have to be aware of that," he said. "My time in football tells me that anything meaningful that you ever achieve, you'll never get there without struggle, without uncertainty, without difficulty.
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