Steven Pressley insists goals will come for struggling Dundee as he reacts to penalty denial in Hibs defeat.

Despite the 2-0 setback at Easter Road, the Dark Blues manager maintained a good attitude.

After Dundee’s third consecutive defeat without a goal, Steven Pressley insists that they will score. Hibs defeated the Dark Blues 2-0 at Easter Road, with goals from Keiron Bowie and Jamie McGrath, bringing their losing streak to six games in seven.

The host team dominated the first half before the Dark Blues created some opportunities in the second. At 1-0, Tony Yogane went down in the area, but referee Steven MacLean ruled he had dived and issued a yellow card.

Later in the game, home goaltender Raphael Sallinger had to be at his best to deny Yogane and then Clark Robertson from close range. Charlie Reilly also blazed a big chance over the bar as time ticked away.

But a goal would not appear. And the result puts the Dee in 11th place in the Premiership, having failed to score in four of their past six games.

End product

Pressley, on the other hand, thinks that he saw enough positives in the performance to be confident that things will improve. “I’m concerned because I want us to score. “We’re working really hard on that,” he remarked.

“We had a lot more bodies entering in the box. “Of course, we need the final result. “But today, if it hadn’t been for a couple of outstanding saves, and then we had a chance in the end that we blasted over with the custodian out, we would have certainly scored.

“I’m confident that the goals will come.

“No head coach enjoys losing games.” However, I believe we can learn a lot from this game.

Brave

“I believed we provided multiple good opportunities. “We didn’t come here to sit in and try to close the shop. We came here to be aggressive with pressure and the ball.

According to the situation, Hibs are well ahead of us in terms of team development. “However, I think we were brave today. “I think we took too many touches in possession in the first half, but we were much more effective in the second.

“I noticed improvements. I believe the team can gain a lot of confidence from that. “We understand that in the end, we must win games of football. “That is how you will be judged.” “But, within that, I have to look at it differently at times.

Their custodian made a couple of spectacular saves. So, I noticed an improvement. “And when you’re on a losing streak, like we are, it might be difficult to see the type of progress that we saw today, which is more courage with the ball.

“I believe that reveals a lot about the athletes. “Because when you lose games, you lose confidence in your possession. “We did not do that today.”

Penalty decision

Pressley had no complaints about the referee’s decision to refuse Dundee a penalty early in the second quarter after Yogane fell.

“I looked at it, but only from one angle, which proved inconclusive. “I wasn’t convinced it was a penalty,” he explained.

It was impossible to tell if there was touch between the feet. But Yogane was very entertaining and caused Hibs a lot of issues today.” Dundee sit one point ahead of bottom-place Livingston in the Premiership table.

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