The 22-year-old joined from Brentford in the summer. Dundee striker Ash Hay is furious.

He’s upset that he hasn’t made a significant impact in Scottish football. He’s upset that his initial goal hasn’t come true. He’s also significantly more impatient than his employer. This is despite Steven Pressley emphasising the striker’s long-term development ambitions at Dens Park.

Though he is anything but angry off the pitch and quick to grin, Hay says that fury on the pitch motivates him to better. “I want to get a goal to make a statement because I feel I need to at the moment,” stated the former Brentford striker.

“I had a conversation with the gaffer and told him that I want to put pressure on myself. “I did it when I was on loan at Cheltenham, and he was very helpful to me during that period.

“He urged me not to worry about it, to keep doing what he wanted me to do, and it would come. “But I am far more impatient than he is!”

‘I get angry with myself’

“I want my first aim to prove that I am making progress. “It’s wonderful to know the gaffer believes in me, and I absolutely trust him.

“But I’m annoyed that I don’t have one yet. “That frustration can be channelled into something constructive. I want to put it all into working harder and getting better.

“He told me before I came up that nothing would happen overnight, but as a young athlete, you just want to reach for the stars.

“I’m learning a lot right now. I am getting there. “It’s learning about yourself, learning about team-mates, the league and our playing style.” I believe it will happen soon, and after the first one is in, it will be difficult to stop me.

“This is a new project for me, and I have set goals for myself; I know where I want to be at different stages of the season.” “So I am hard on myself and get furious with myself, but this is not a bad thing.

“I just need to keep working hard every session, do repetition so I get a feel for the net and once it comes plenty more will follow.”