Utd boss Ray urges players to show ‘bit more belief’

DUNDEE United manager Ray McKinnon insists he was pleased to get something from Saturday’s match at the Falkirk Stadium despite the home side’s poor start to the season.

United and the Bairns battled out a 0-0 stalemate as both sides struggled to find their shooting boots.

Peter Houston’s Falkirk side have endured a tough Championship campaign so far, sitting second-bottom after picking up only three points from their opening six games.

However, Tangerines boss Ray is adamant they are better than what they are currently showing.

“It’s a very good point because Falkirk are a team that’s playing beneath themselves in the league,” Ray said.

“Their points tell a different story to where they really should be.

“I don’t think anyone will come here this season, moving forward, and find it easy so we’re happy with the point.

“We would like to have won the game and I think we could’ve if we’d shown that wee bit more belief.”

The Tangerines have only scored five goals in the opening six rounds of league fixtures.

Despite their misfiring, Ray isn’t concerned and is instead focused on how well they are performing at the other end.

“We worked so hard this week on our defensive shape,” he said.

“In between the gaps between the backline and midfield I thought they were excellent, they kept a really good shape.

“I think our goalkeeper’s only had one save in the first-half and not a save to make in the second half so defensively we’ve done very well.

“We were really organised and they’ve done everything we’ve asked this week.

“We limited them, our goalie’s only had one save to make in the game so that tells you we’ve done our job defensively and were organised. “It’s a good platform for moving on.” Asked about his team’s lack of goals ahead of the visit of Greenock Morton this Saturday Ray was defiant.

“I think it’s coming and we’ve gave ourselves a good platform,” he said.

“It was a really solid team effort so that was really pleasing.”