Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Defender Holt enjoying working with McCann
perfect start has given everyone at Dens a lift.
The three points moved the Dark Blues up two places and out of the relegation play-off spot they’d dropped to after defeat to Hamilton two weeks earlier — a seventh loss on the trot.
He also knows ending that dismal run can prove vital.
“It was important we got out of the play-off place as soon as possible and doing that on Saturday was massive for us.
“You shouldn’t be playing if you are not looking forward to a Saturday and during the bad run we never stopped wanting the next game to come.
“But there was a lot of frustration during it and, when you’re in a losing rut like that, it’s hard to get out of it.
“So the break between Hamilton and Motherwell was good and it was bad.
“With the new manager coming in, it was good because we had time to work with him and he could get his ideas over to us in training for a full week or so.
“The bad side was the two-week wait for the game on Saturday because we just wanted it to come so we could end the bad run as soon as possible.
“It was great to get to the game and end that run because everywhere you look, everything you read, it’s mentioned.
“You’re the team that’s going down and you just want the chance to prove people wrong.
“We did that but there is still a long way to go. There are four huge games and we need to go and win them.”