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Pressley on transfers, having 'nothing to prove' & Airdrie

Pressley on transfers, having 'nothing to prove' & Airdrie

BBC News09-07-2025
Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has been speaking to the media ahead of his side's League Cup group opener at home to Airdrieonians on Saturday. Here are the key lines:Pressley's appointment last month divided opinion among the supporters. Five weeks on, he says: "I am not sitting here feeling I need to prove anything to anybody".When asked if that makes it even more important to get the new season off to a winning start, he said all managers are under pressure to win games."All I can do is continue to work hard with my staff, with our players and hopefully in time begin to convince people we can do something that is right here," he added.Ahead of the start of their group campaign, he said: "It is the balance for us, we know the importance of winning the game but equally we know the importance of getting all our players up to speed for the start of the new league campaign."After bringing in six players so far, he says they probably need "another five or six" but adds there is nothing imminent on that front.He points out that while they have "good cover" in defence, the are "very thin on the ground" in midfield and wide areas.He was full of his praise for Airdrieonians manager Rhys McCabe, adding: "We are going to give them the utmost respect."Team news: Charlie Reilly is out with a shoulder injury.
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