Dundee boss chasing goalscoring boost

Dundee manager Jim McIntyre has had his players working on their finishing during an extra week’s training as they bid to halt a seven-match losing streak. Dundee have only scored once in six matches and face an uphill struggle to save their top-flight status. McIntyre’s men are three points adrift at the foot of the Ladbrokes Premiership and seven points away from Hamilton and guaranteed safety. McIntyre said: “We’ve done a lot of work on trying to be better in front of goal. “We have done a lot of crossing and finishing and a lot of getting extra bodies into the box, because we need to win games, we need to score goals to get out of the predicament we are in.” Dundee face St Johnstone in Perth on Saturday less than three weeks after losing 2-0 there. They have not scored against their Tayside rivals in three meetings this season. “We had a glorious chance down at Perth a couple of weeks ago to get the first goal, and then we had a glorious chance to equalise,” McIntyre said. “Goals change games, they turn it in your favour with that momentum change you get. You hear it all the time, a team is in charge and they lose a goal and all of a sudden the momentum changes. “We have got to be better and that’s why we are where we are.” Topics Jim McIntyre, Scottish Premiership, Dundee Levein bemoans Ikpeazu treatment despite Hearts victory Lennon delighted as Celtic show character to seal late win Kearney not getting carried away as Saints climb off bottom spot with Dundee win Dundee boss McIntyre lauds battling qualities of his confidence-hit players The hivemind: The most popular trends in the FPL transfer market Brown disciplinary hearing moved forward Gracia challenges Watford to prove they can deal with Deeney loss Everton boss Marco Silva urges Andre Gomes to learn from his mistakes Newcastle will not overspend to remain in the Premier League, insists Charnley Frenkie de Jong: I’d have no worries trying to beat Barcelona in Champions League Arsenal turn attention to €35m Ivory Coast centre-back Quiz! Can you name the 36 English players with 3+ Champions League goals? Mohamed Salah agent quashes rumours player ‘asked to leave’ Liverpool Quiz! Can you name all 59 players to score in a Champions League final since 1992?
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