Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Tangerines have added incentive to beat Lichties
PETER Pawlett says Dundee United will leave no stone unturned as they bid to get back on form at home to Arbroath tomorrow.
The Tangerines remain top of the table but only on goal difference after Ayr United got the better of them at Somerset Park last week.
That was their first dropped points of the Championship season after a perfect start.
And Pawlett is keen to see the United players keep in mind the positive start they’ve made to the campaign despite losing their 100% record in Ayrshire.
He told the Tele: “We lost a game and there was some negativity but we’ve won four out of five, we’re top of the league on goal difference so we need to take stock and realise where we are and go again this weekend.
“You can’t allow yourself to get too up when you win and the same goes when you lose you shouldn’t get too down.
“We’ve never thought this league will be easy.
“We know every week will be tough and there will be difficult games.
“Ayr away is a tough, tough fixture and, on the day, they were better than us.
“They deserved to win it, we accept that.
“We’ve looked at things this week where we can improve.
“It’s just how we react tomorrow. As soon as you get beat it’s all about how you react and we have to put it right tomorrow.”
Pawlett admits the coaching staff have been ensuring every aspect of last week’s defeat has been addressed ahead of the clash with their Angus opponents.
The forward added: “When you get beat, there are so many things you look into and what you could have done better.
“When you win a game, you don’t really do that as much – you look back but maybe don’t analyse things as much.
“When you lose I think you analyse things a lot more and sometimes you can look into things too much.
“Sometimes it’s just not your day but you do have to look at it and try to learn from defeats.”
Despite last week’s setback, Pawlett insists United must keep their focus on the long-term goal