St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright eager to put Dundee under more pressure

ST JOHNSTONE manager Tommy Wright aims to ramp up the pressure on Ladbrokes Premiership bottom club Dundee on Saturday.

Neil McCann’s side have only taken one point in five games this season while Saints sit in their familiar position in the upper reaches of the table with 11.

Wright backed McCann to turn things round earlier this week but he knows Saints can make things difficult for their Tayside rivals if they get on top at Dens Park.

Wright said: “The first goal in this league tends to be really important but obviously if you are playing a team that is struggling for form, you want to add the pressure. Particularly a team when they are at home with the home support, because it’s human nature that the crowd will get on their backs, and hopefully we can do that and build the pressure.

“But to do that we have got to play well because I do feel Neil has still got a lot of good players who have maybe just not hit top form yet.”

Wright, who welcomed Murray Davidson back to training on Thursday following illness, added: “I went and saw them against Hibs and other games I’ve seen they have created chances and not put them away, but at the other end they have conceded goals.

“It’s been a big turnaround of players for Neil and that takes time to settle down.

“But it’s not going to be an easy game, we know what this league is like. Last year we lost to the bottom three in nearly consecutive weeks.”