Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Dee a different prospect this time: Marshall
JORDAN Marshall feels Dundee have “come a long way” since their Tynecastle trauma on the opening day of the Championship season.
The Dark Blues made the worst possible start to the coronaviruscurtailed campaign when they lost 6-2 to the Jam Tarts on October 16.
Marshall played that Friday night but he was also in the Dark Blues’ side that made amends by beating Robbie Neilson’s men 3-1 at Dens on January 2.
There have been significant personnel changes at both clubs since then, too, and Marshall is confident it will be a different Tynecastle tale for his team this afternoon.
“It is obviously a difficult place to go to, as we discovered on the first day of the season,” said the full-back.
“Hearts started quickly and blew us away but we didn’t really turn up that night.
“That week in training, everyone was down but in this league you quickly have to pick yourself up.
“We responded with a win the following week (they defeated Morton).
“I think we have come a long way since then and showed it in January when we played Hearts here, with that performance and result.
“I think when we faced them at Dens we used it as a bit of fuel, just saying that can’t happen again.
“I think that’s why we started that game so well – we began like a house on fire.
“That Tynecastle game was part of the reason why.
“I don’t think either of those matches will make much difference to this one, though.
“There will be a lot of changes to both teams and it will be completely different.
“We have a great squad now with some real quality and depth.
“Jason (Cummings) and Paul (McMullan) have come in and they have both hit the ground running.”
Of course, Marshall and his mates got a timely 2-1 home victory over Inverness Caley Thistle on Tuesday night to end a poor run of results.
He said: “In the last few games, we hadn’t performed anywhere