Battle-hardened Crawford: Pressure all on Dundee to get result in relegation clash
St Johnstone midfielder Ali Crawford insists the pressure is on Dundee in tomorrow's relegation battle at the Kilmac Stadium.
With five post-split fixtures left, Saints are five points clear of the Premiership's bottom side and six points behind St Mirren and Aberdeen.
Crawford believes the Perth men will be able to shrug off the 7-0 defeat by Celtic in their last outing – “the three games before it we were unbeaten, Celtic were on a very good day” – and are capable of climbing away from the play-off spot, with Dundee under pressure to give themselves a lifeline in the Tayside derby.
The former Hamilton playmaker said: “I would rather be in our position than theirs.
“Obviously there are five points between us and if we win on Saturday it makes the gap greater, so I would definitely say the pressure is on them. Being at home, their fans will expect them to get a result, so it is up to us to go there and put a spanner in the works."
Crawford believes his time at Accies has prepared him well for a relegation battle.
He said: “It is not the first time in my career I have been in this position. I was at Hamilton, where it felt like every year we were fighting a relegation battle, so I am quite used to it and quite enjoy it actually.
“The pressure doesn't seem to bother me and hopefully the rest of my team-mates are the same.
“If you take the Celtic game out, we have been performing well recently and we don’t go into Saturday’s game in bad form or with no confidence. We are ready and raring to go.”