Pressley on no derby enjoyment, Dundee momentum & Koumetio
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Dundee manager Steven Pressley has been speaking to the media as his side prepare for Sunday's derby against Dundee United.
Here are the main points:
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- Dundee's victory over in-form Motherwell last weekend was "no surprise" to the Dundee boss, adding his players "showed an incredible resilience and determination to find a way to get a result".
- Pressley believes there's "a lot more to come" from his players but is pleased "they want to get better all the time".
- The head coach says the Dundee derby is a "terrific spectacle and a great game of football" and, in the wake of the pitch invasion and violence that followed last weekend's Old Firm showdown, he insists "we want the attention to be on the pitch".
- Dundee can leapfrog their city rivals in the table with a win but Pressley insists his players "don't need" that motivation.
- Having lost their previous home meeting with United 1-0 in August, Pressley says: "It was sore, it was hard for the players and myself. We don't want to experience that again."
- Pressley knows how important Sunday's derby is for "momentum" and wants his side to "get the right outcome".
- But the 52-year-old admits he "doesn't enjoy" derby outings, adding "there's a lot of relief at the end of it".
- United have just one win in five games but Pressley says: "Form is over the course of a season. You can have five or six good performances, that doesn't mean you don't get relegated. When I look at form, I look at the form for the 29 games. At present, Dundee United's form is better than ours."
- Clark Robertson remains unavailable, Billy Koumetio returned to full training on Tuesday and while the weekend may still come too early for him, Pressley insists "he's certainly a consideration".