| The Dark Blues’ encouraging display in the 3-0 win over the Bully Wee has given everyone at Dens a lift, but the manager is demanding that performance isn’t a one-off.
The visit of Livi is likely to provide a sterner test, and Alex knows his men will have to be at their best to win.
“Livingston have started the season very well, but, to be honest, I always felt they would be among the teams who would be up there,” said Alex. “What we have to do is make sure we take the form we showed against Clyde last Sunday into this week’s game. If we can do that, then I’m confident we can get a result.”
Dundee had the Lions watched last night as they moved into the next round of the CIS Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win at Brechin.
Meanwhile, two of the trialists currently at the club — an Australian midfielder and a right-back from the Ivory Coast — are expected to return tomorrow when the first-team resume training after a day off.
The third, a Scottish-based striker currently with an Irish club, is set to miss out, but only because he has to travel to Ireland for a weekend fixture. All three took part in a practice match yesterday.
“The three of them did quite well, and the Aussie midfielder is technically very good, but it’s very difficult to make a judgement after only one day or so,” said Alex. “I’d like to see them all in a proper game situation and we may go over to Ireland to watch the striker play there.”
Alex confirmed the striker wasn’t former Killie man Gary McCutcheon, who is currently plying his trade at Portadown. |
