Dundee boss Neil McCann ‘angry’ after defeat to Partick Thistle
Posted Sunday, May 13, 2018 by PA
Dundee boss Neil McCann accused his players of short-changing the fans after finishing the season with a 1-0 home defeat to struggling Partick Thistle.
Substitute Kris Doolan came off the bench in the second half to knock in the winner and set up a Ladbrokes Premiership play-off final clash against Livingston.
Dundee went into the Thistle game in ninth place and free from the worry of the drop but McCann was “angry” with the performance.
He said: “I am not agitated. I am angry. It is unacceptable.
“We probably had a 20-minute spell in the first half when we looked a threat and got into good areas but the start of the game – again – and the second-half was nowhere near good enough.
“I am just not putting up with that. We are trying to set standards at the club.
“You could probably look at the overall work-rate and the sports science stuff and it will say they covered distance but you need an intensity, a real fire and determination to go and get results.
“You don’t get handed results in this league, never mind a side who are fighting for their lives. That is short-changing the fans.
“The last game of the season, at home, we have three wins out of four and a chance to make it four against a side who, let’s be honest, will be nervous and playing with a large degree of risk.
“We spoke about how to get at Partick Thistle – and that’s not good enough.”
Thistle boss Alan Archibald admitted his “relief” and paid tribute to Doolan, whose 10th goal of the season was his 114th for the Jags.
In scoring he became the first Thistle player to notch up 10 competitive goals in eight consecutive seasons.
Archibald said: “I am delighted. He may be raging that he didn’t start.
“He started the last few games but we needed something from the bench. It was a bit of a gamble but sometimes it pays off.
“Without disrespecting us, it (the goal tally) is fantastic. Obviously we are not the top scorers by any manner of means.
“We are low every year which isn’t great for us but a lot of the goals come from him.
“When you go with his ratio of chances to goals it is incredible.
“I am looking forward to the next game. I thought it was important to get the win to take a bit of momentum into the next game.”
Doolan was “disappointed” not to start but had perked up afterwards.
He said: “It is not easy to rack up as many goals as that at teams down near the bottom of the league.
“You are not getting many chances in games so, like today, if you get one chance you have to take it.
“Every time I am on the park I feel I can score a goal so I was delighted.”
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