Simon Murray is “searching for confidence” as he chases a first league goal in three months when Dundee travel to Motherwell on Saturday.
The Dundee captain has only netted once in the league – in the 3-2 victory over Livingston in September – this season, with his two other goals coming in a League Cup group-stage win over Montrose.
But with just one win in eight games, the Dens Park could do with the striker finding the form that yielded 22 goals last term. And head coach Steven Pressley is confident the 33-year-old will do so.
“Sometimes with strikers it’s a little bit like buses, you score the first and then so many come along,” Pressley said.
“I think Simon will be a little bit like that. He’s searching for confidence, that’s natural, he’s a goalscorer and most goalscorers’ confidence is bred by goals.
“He just needs to keep working hard, something he is really doing at this moment in time and I’m pretty certain it’ll turn for him.”
Dundee travel to high-flying Motherwell hoping to end the Fir Park club’s nine-game unbeaten Premiership run.
“Motherwell have been excellent this season,” Pressley added.
“They’re a really progressive team, good in possession, dominated the ball a lot in most games so it’s a real challenge for us but one we have to embrace and one we have to look forward to.”
