Dyer’s decision to play two up top vindicated with 4-0 rout of United
Alex Dyer’ s decision to change to a two-man strike force paid off in Kilmarnock’s 4-0 win over Dundee United on Saturday afternoon.
The Killie boss took action after failing to win any of the first five Premier ship matches and he paired Nicke Kabamba with Eamonn Brophy for the visit of the newlypromoted Taysiders.
Kabamba scored a delightful double, one either side of Brophy’s strike on the stroke of half-time, with substitute Rory McKenzie’ s wonderful chip with three minutes remaining sealing the win and the first three points of the campaign.
“It was the first time we played two up front this season,” Dyer told Kilmarnock TV.
“We wanted to go for it, I wanted to start on the front foot, wanted everyone to have bags of energy and cause them problems and we did that from the start to the finish.
“I thought about two up front from the start of the week. I know Brophy is better in a two. He is a different type of player to Nicke but I know together they are a handful.
“We weathered a bit of a storm in the second half when they came at us a little bit but overall we were good, we knew we would get them on the break and we got four good goals.
“Everyone knew the importance of the win without me telling them and rubbing it in, to kick start our season.
“Hopefully now we can look forward to tough games but games where we can get some points.”
Kabamba gave Kilmarnock the lead on 30 minutes when he headed home a delicious delivery from Calum Waters on the left.
Brophy’s left-footed drive right on half-time doubled the hosts’ lead and it was game over when Kabamba drove in the third in the second half.
But it was substitute McKenzie, on for Brophy, who got the goal of the game when he nonchalantly chipped in from Greg Kiltie’s pass four minutes from time.
United boss Micky Mellon told DUTV: “Of course we are disappointed.
“It is my job now to look over the performance and see how we move ahead from here.
“We are obviously disap - pointed to lose a goal from a throw-in, we are usually very good at that, and allowing a cross to come in the box.
“It is maybe a bit of naivety and not taking care of the details that we found ourselves going in at half-time 2-0 down and making it very difficult for ourselves.”