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3 days ago
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Pressley left 'satisfied' at Montrose hammering after 'concerning' first half
Dundee manager Steven Pressley was pleased to see a second-half turnaround from his side after a "concerning" opening 45 minutes. A Simon Murray penalty - the captain's first of the season - set Steven Pressley's side on their way early on, but the new Dens Park boss felt his side were lacklustre for periods of the first half. Dundee ended a disappointing group campaign with a 5-0 hammering of third-tier visitors Montrose, to finish third in their league cup group. "I was obviously pleased with the result, and I thought in the second half in particular we were much better," said Pressley. "Much better as a unit, as a team, more synchronised in our pressing and our decision making, but I was a little bit concerned in the first half. "We actually started the game really well, really aggressively and I was excited with our opening 10 or 15 minutes, but I just felt that we became a little bit disjointed at times. "There were some good things in the second half and of course, three set-play goals again, which is a big part of what we're working on. "So, the second half, [I was] much more satisfied, first half a little bit concerned on certain aspects."
BBC News
3 days ago
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Pressley left 'satisfied' at Montrose hammering after 'concerning' first half
Dundee manager Steven Pressley was pleased to see a second-half turnaround from his side after a "concerning" opening 45 minutes.A Simon Murray penalty - the captain's first of the season - set Steven Pressley's side on their way early on, but the new Dens Park boss felt his side were lacklustre for periods of the first ended a disappointing group campaign with a 5-0 hammering of third-tier visitors Montrose, to finish third in their league cup group."I was obviously pleased with the result, and I thought in the second half in particular we were much better," said Pressley."Much better as a unit, as a team, more synchronised in our pressing and our decision making, but I was a little bit concerned in the first half."We actually started the game really well, really aggressively and I was excited with our opening 10 or 15 minutes, but I just felt that we became a little bit disjointed at times."There were some good things in the second half and of course, three set-play goals again, which is a big part of what we're working on."So, the second half, [I was] much more satisfied, first half a little bit concerned on certain aspects."
BBC News
22-07-2025
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Pressley in Dundee 'predicament', says McGowan
Herald football writer Stephen McGowan thinks that Steven Pressley will need time to "put his stamp on the place" at Dens new Dundee manager has lost his first two cup games, which means his side have an uphill battle if they want to progress in the comeptition. While McGowan thinks it will take time for it to come together for the Scot, he believes the fans won't give him the luxury."I know it sounds counter-intuitive to say it, I don't really blame Steven Pressley for this situation," said McGowan on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast."I tend to blame the people who decided that Tony Docherty had to go and he had to come in in the first place."I spoke to Docherty and the more I read, the more I looked at it, the more I thought he'd been really harshly dealt with."Dundee finished 10th with a relatively young team. Docherty played more young players, under 21, than any other manager in the league, and he was dismissed."I thought that was really harsh, that was hard and I think it looks more harsh given the start that Pressley has made."Now Pressley, I suppose a bit like Russell Martin, will need bit of time to put his stamp on the place. He says he needs more new signings in."But the fans are already pretty unhappy with the way things are going, and the one thing he's not going to get is lots of time because many of them wouldn't have chosen him in the first place. That puts him in really difficult predicament."
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20-07-2025
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Dundee players 'very positive' about Pressley, says Shaughnessy
Joe Shaughnessy insists his former Dundee team-mates are "very positive" about working under Steven Pressley, despite the head coach's difficult start at Dens Park. Saturday's League Cup group defeat at Alloa was a second straight loss to lower-league opposition. Many fans were against the appointment of Pressley, who is now facing added pressure from the support after a challenging start to his reign. But centre-back Shaughnessy, who left Dens this summer to sign for Newcastle Jets in Australia, says the Dundee boss is making a good impression on the squad. "I've spoken to a few of the players and they are very positive about it all," the 33-year-old told BBC Sportsound. "They're enjoying working with him. He's trying to get his idea across. When I talk to Simon Murray and some of the other lads, they enjoy the training and they are being worked hard. "The fans jumped on him saying he's not going to win titles or whatever, but the players are enjoying what he's come in and started doing. "They are onside and trying to build towards something. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later." Shaughnessy added that any talk of sacking Pressley based on the League Cup group results is "very harsh".
BBC News
20-07-2025
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- BBC News
Dundee players 'very positive' about Pressley, says Shaughnessy
Joe Shaughnessy insists his former Dundee team-mates are "very positive" about working under Steven Pressley, despite the head coach's difficult start at Dens League Cup group defeat at Alloa was a second straight loss to lower-league fans were against the appointment of Pressley, who is now facing added pressure from the support after a challenging start to his centre-back Shaughnessy, who left Dens this summer to sign for Newcastle Jets in Australia, says the Dundee boss is making a good impression on the squad."I've spoken to a few of the players and they are very positive about it all," the 33-year-old told BBC Sportsound. "They're enjoying working with him. He's trying to get his idea across. When I talk to Simon Murray and some of the other lads, they enjoy the training and they are being worked hard. "The fans jumped on him saying he's not going to win titles or whatever, but the players are enjoying what he's come in and started doing. "They are onside and trying to build towards something. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later."Shaughnessy added that any talk of sacking Pressley based on the League Cup group results is "very harsh".
