Pressley wants Dundee to prove doubters wrong
Steven Pressley has urged his Dundee side to prove their doubters wrong by securing survival after they were "written off" at the start of the season. With four games to go, the Dark Blues remain precariously positioned in ninth, three points above their opponents this Saturday, St Mirren, and five clear of Kilmarnock, who occupy the relegation play-off spot. "This group of players have gone through a very difficult challenging season," Pressley said.
"We were written off before the start of the season. A lot of people in the early parts of the season gave us criticism, and rightly so but it has been challenging because we are a young group of players, that is the truth. "This group of players has responded magnificently to adversity and they are having to endure a lot this year, they are having to come through many aspects they have never come through in their careers before and having to take a lot of responsibility.
"But they have shown the right mentality and the right grit to this point and I am hopeful they can finish the job. " Dundee go in to Saturday's encounter without a victory in five league games, having won just two of their past 13. However, three of their remaining quartet of fixtures are at home.
"I think it is fair to say that we need to get back to winning ways," Pressley added. "I think the important thing is you don't hide from these facts, that you accept these facts and we do. "We understand the importance of the game at the weekend, we understand that we need to get back to winning ways and there will be a clear determination to do so.
"But at the same time we give St Mirren a great deal of respect. There are no guarantees that we stay in the league, I would never give that but there is a confidence that we can. "