Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Will McCann Here’s where
DUNDEE’S new i nterim manager Neil McCann has already been hard at work on the training field at Dens Park — but how will his side fair on the pitch?
After replacing sacked Paul Hartley on Tuesday night, McCann is readying the side for his first match in the dugout next weekend.
There’s five games left for the Dark Blues to fight their way out of the relegation battle and after losing their last seven matches, tonight, the Tele takes a look at their chances for the fixtures left.
Motherwell v Dundee Saturday April 29
Showing the players a DVD of their last trip to Fir Park at the end of February would be a good place to start for McCann.
The high point of the season saw the Dark Blues absolutely smash the Steelmen 5-1, leading to the sacking of manager Mark McGhee.
Sadly, that was their last victory, with Partick bursting their bubble a few days later and setting them on this current miserable run.
’Well themselves haven’t been great, with last week’s victory over Inverness their first in six games — but it did see them overtake the Dens men.
Verdict: Draw. Kilmarnock v Dundee Saturday May 6
Killie have surprised a few under the guidance of Lee McCulloch since January and will aim to get safe as soon as possible.
A couple of poor results, though, could see the Rugby Park men pulled back into trouble with just five points separating them and the relegation play-off place at the moment.
Verdict: Kilmarnock win. Dundee v Ross County Saturday May 13
The most-potent attacking line-up of all the bottom six clubs, County won’t be too concerned for their Premiership future.
Liam Boyce is only one goal behind £30 million-rated Moussa Dembele in the Premiership scoring charts and the Dee will have to keep the Irishman’s chances to a minimum.
County haven’t won at Dens, though, since 2013.
Verdict: County win. Dundee v Inverness CT Tuesday May 16
This is a match the Dark Blues will be eyeing as their best chance of three