Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Midfielder targets wins over busy festive period
point late on through Faissal El Bakhtaoui only to see him fire over but it was the defensive side of things that pleased O’Hara’s manager.
The Dark Blues defended well for much of the contest, making things difficult for the league leaders and restricting them to few chances.
In fact, both goals came from outside the area — Leigh Griffiths’ from a free-kick and Nir Bitton from the edge of the box.
“The manager was happy with that,” added O’Hara.
“You’ve seen Celtic take teams apart at Parkhead but our defence held their ground and they struggled to get through us at times.
“Bainy has been excellent but he didn’t have many hard saves to make. There were a few trundlers going into him but overall it was a great team performance.”
It’s a display Dundee will be aiming to take into Friday night’s game at home to Hearts.
And O’Hara reckons with Ian Cathro making an underwhelming start as Tynecastle boss, it might be the perfect time to be playing the Jambos.
“It’s a massive game. It’s a big opportunity to get the fans behind us and get a good win at home.
“It’s definitely a good time to play them. They’ve struggled over the last couple of games, so we can take positives from our game on Saturday and, hopefully, beat them at Dens Park.”