| It was only the second top-team start for the former Chelsea youth man, but his polished performance at right-back has put him in line for a place in the team at Aberdeen on Saturday.
“Joel prefers to play in central defence, but I spoke to him when he first came here and told him that I thought he had enough pace and mobility to also play at full-back or in midfield,” said boss Jim Duffy today.
“We always knew it was going to take a bit of time with Joel. He’s just a young lad and this season was always going to be a learning curve as he tried to establish himself.
“However, I thought he did very well on the right-hand side on Sunday against Vignal and Ball, who are both very experienced players.”
Meanwhile, joining Steven Robb on the absent list today was Stevie Lovell.
The striker was forced to come off a few minutes before the end of Sunday’s game following a collision with Ibrox central defender Marvin Andrews.
“Big Marvin seemed to fall on the back of Stevie’s leg and he’s feeling a bit of pain in his lower calf, which forced him to miss training today,” added Jim.
“Steven Robb also missed out today as he is still feeling a bit weak after a virus, but, hopefully, he’ll be able to do a bit of work tomorrow.”
Dundee’s reserve game this afternoon against Aberdeen at Links Park, Montrose, was called off due to the weather. |
