Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has been speaking to the media before the Premiership game with Motherwell this weekend.
Here are the main points:
- Goodwin says this is “probably the toughest period I’ve experienced during my time as United manager” and admits confidence has “taken a bit of a hit” amid a six-game winless run.
- But the United boss “believes in the group” and feels they’ve shown they are “capable of being a good team,” adding he feels he will “find out more about the character” of some of his players.
- Goodwin also feels recent results need “put into context” and insists “some really poor decisions” have gone against his team.
- The manager insists those reasons are not “excuses,” adding “the buck stops with me” when it comes to responsibility for recent results and performances.
- On the January window, the United boss is “very pleased with the squad we’ve built” but says the club are “working on one or two things”.
- Goodwin says third-place Motherwell “are the most in-form team in the league” and suggests “people all over Europe are taking notice”.
- Dundee United want to “do themselves justice” after the defeat at Fir Park in September.
- Panutche Camara was a “huge loss” in Saturday’s defeat to St Mirren as he’s a “really influential player” but Goodwin hopes the midfielder will only be out for “a couple of weeks”.
- Team news: Max Watters has been back training this week so will be in contention. Dario Naamo could return next week and Julius Eskesen has returned to training.
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