| Having run Celtic agonisingly close in the CIS Cup on Wednesday and, as they look to maintain an unbeaten record in the First Division, the Dark Blues will be down for a home win on most coupons.
And, if he gets the same approach as against the Hoops, the manager is confident of their chances.
“The players did well the other night, but that’s over now and we are concentrating on the league. If they show me the attitude I got against Celtic, then I have to think we have a good chance,” he said.
“The attitude will have to be right, though. We had a good win over Morton in the cup here, but they have settled in the league and put in some good performances.”
There were a few tired legs after the cup-tie and, in training over the past couple of days, the management team have being paying close attention to Jan Zemlik in particular to see if he is feeling the effects of being used for 90 minutes as a lone striker.
Although the Czech was sent off in the final minute, because it was for a second yellow card, his suspension will be served in next season’s CIS Cup and he is available tomorrow.
“Big Jan was great and I’m still disappointed for him about his sending off because it was very harsh. He put in a hard shift and that is something for us to think about, though he is in the thoughts,” added Alex.
“It was a hard 90 minutes for everyone and we have not done anything too strenuous in training since — we even put the out-of-town boys up in a hotel after the game to cut down on their travel time.
“A couple of them picked up knocks, but we expected them to recover and I’m hoping pretty much everyone is going to be ready.”
The one doubt from midweek is full-back David Worrell, who has a tight hamstring. He has not been ruled out for definite and a late decision is likely to be made on his participation. |
