Dreyer hopes rock-bottom Saints can use cup as springboard for Premiership run
St Mirren midfielder Anders Dreyer believes the William Hill Scottish Cup offers a good chance for the club to kickstart their league form.
Saints have lost six Ladbrokes Premiership games in a row, falling three points adrift at the foot of the table following a 2-1 home defeat by Motherwell on Wednesday.
Dreyer feels today’s home fifth-round tie against Dundee United, who are challenging for promotion in the Championship, is a welcome chance to get things right
“It’s good to be in a cup because maybe it can start something, a good run for us,” the on-loan Brighton player said. “It’s a good opportunity for us to maybe get a win and get that positive attitude higher and higher and hopefully bring it into the league games.
“Of course, they maybe have confidence because they are near the top of the league, but I also think we have a lot of confidence. I think we are playing well, we just have to score our chances when we get them.
“But it’s a good opportunity for us to bounce back and get a win and maybe get on a good run.”
Dreyer was one of ten January signings, with the Denmark Under-21 international confident they can gel quickly.
“I have had it before in my career in Denmark with a lot of new players,” he said. “Of course, it’s difficult. You have to learn how they all play. But we have a good dressing room. Everyone is taking care of each other and doing everything to get everyone combining and talking together.”
United attacker Cammy Smith makes a swift return to Paisley today just weeks after leaving for Tannadice. He feels mutual respect between himself and St Mirren fans but that will be put on hold at 3pm.
“I think to be honest I’ll get an OK reception,” Smith told Arabzone. “The fans were really good with me. Because of the success we had over the two years I was there, I think they appreciate the work I did for them, but I also appreciate how they were for me.
“So there is a bit of respect there but I suppose that goes out the window come Saturday at three o’clock and I’m just concentrating on helping the team get the result we are going for.
“It’s a hard place to go, I know from playing there that St Mirren enjoy playing at home and they like to think teams fear going there but we can’t fear going there.”