Dundee have made Dens Park a fortress this season. Rangers had been held to a 2-2 draw. Motherwell, Aberdeen and – in a madcap last 10 minutes on Wednesday – Kilmarnock have all been dispatched on league enterprise.
Solely Hibernian have taken three factors from Dundee’s again yard.
That is to not say Pressley’s troops have toiled on their travels. They had been spectacular at Celtic Park in a 1-0 defeat on the opening day and claimed the town spoils with a 2-0 triumph down the street at Tannadice.
Underpinning this has been tactical flexibility and a workmanlike business within the picture of their studious figurehead. The gamers have readability of their roles and are requested to run their legs off.
The three-1 victory over Kilmarnock was a living proof. Pegged again to 1-1 by Joe Hugill’s penalty and having seemingly ceded the impetus, Dundee regrouped and seized again management.
“The factor that basically happy me was after Kilmarnock scored and the momentum modified, we confirmed nice resilience and willpower and ran actually laborious,” Pressley advised BBC Scotland.
“After the equaliser it’s straightforward to really feel sorry for yourselves. We did not and we bought a extremely necessary three factors.”
Pressley has weathered the sale of massive property and accidents to key gamers too. Tony Yogane went north to Aberdeen, having been a worthwhile possibility down the left. Luke Graham and Billy Koumetio left a gaping chasm on the coronary heart of the Dundee defence and the harmful Cam Congreve went again to guardian membership Swansea Metropolis.
To stretch Dundee but additional, veteran striker and membership icon Simon Murray was critically injured in the beginning of the marketing campaign. Joe Westley, who scored 9 targets final season, has been out for a month. One more ahead – Bobby Wales – is injured too, as are Finlay Robertson and Jack Moorhouse.
Pressley has recruited shrewdly from the English market to stem the bleeding.
Matia Akinmombi bought his introduction to the Scottish sport this week. Fellow Bournemouth loanee Owen Bevan has introduced class and composure to the backline. Bradley Fink, on mortgage from Wycombe Wanderers, has scored 4 targets in six matches.