| Kernaghan watched on in horror as his men were humbled by Airdrie 12 days ago, but can sense a determination among his squad to atone against Saints
“From what I’ve seen in training they are desperate to give it a go,” said Alan. “They took a fair bit of flak after the Airdrie game, and rightly so.
“But they are determined to show what they are made of in front of their own fans and the fact it is a derby obviously adds to the atmoshphere.”
The Dark Blues will be without injured defender Adrian Madaschi on Saturday, while former Saint Stuart McCluskey is also struggling to make it.
However, midfielder Iain Anderson is back in training after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, although his chances of making an appearance at the weekend seem slim.
“It’s good to see Iain back, but he hasn’t played for something like the last six weeks so it may be asking too much to pitch him in,” added Alan.
The Dens men are likely to hold a full scale practice match among themselves, which would offer trialist Mehdi Guerrouad a chance to show what he can do in a game situation.
The Algerian midfielder has impressed so far during his short stay at the club.
With no game at the weekend, DUNDEE UNITED’S first-team sqaud have been given a couple of days off.
A youthful United reserve side lost 4-0 to Falkirk at Station Park yesterday. |
