Tony Watt defiantly insists there is no such thing as a method Dundee United might be relegated this season.
The Tangerines have endured a torrid begin to the marketing campaign, leading to former boss Jack Ross being sacked after simply seven video games. Assistant Liam Fox took over as caretaker earlier than being appointed everlasting head coach, nonetheless, his first dwelling match in cost on Saturday led to but extra distress as United had been crushed 2-1 by Tayside rivals St Johnstone.
Saints took the lead by means of Stevie Might earlier than doubling their benefit with a second by Melker Hallberg previous to substitute Watt scored late on. It was the primary time the previous Celtic striker had hit the again of the web since February however the objective was scant comfort for Watt and his team-mates with the defeat leaving United rooted to the underside of the Premiership and nonetheless with out a league win to their identify this season.
Nonetheless, the entrance man is adamant that it is just a matter of time earlier than the Tangerines start to climb the desk - however provided that the workforce get their fingers out. The 28-year-old mentioned: “We received’t get relegated - there’s no method we are going to let that occur. We have now far an excessive amount of high quality to be in a relegation combat.
“However we're on a nasty run and we have to arrest it. It was a poor end result in the present day so we have to get our fingers out and begin climbing the desk. Though it was a nasty end result and we're on a nasty run, we didn’t crumble after we went 2-0 down. We scored one and had just a few different half-chances.
“There was a little bit of instability with the supervisor altering and we haven’t had a lot of a rub of the inexperienced. However we are able to’t maintain utilizing the luck excuse as a result of we're not choosing up factors.”
Watt added: “We have now good gamers, so we've got to begin profitable video games. We have now to discover a components that helps us actually kick on now. There have been good indicators however we actually have to begin choosing up factors.”
Watt began United’s final recreation - a slim defeat to Rangers at Ibrox - however was relegated to the bench for the Saints match with Fox choosing Steven Fletcher and Ugandan striker Sadat Anaku up entrance. Watt admitted his omission was robust to take however he has now carried out what Fox demanded of him and hit the again of the web.
He mentioned: “I used to be disillusioned to not begin the sport. That was the supervisor’s selection.
“To come back and rating a objective is what I have to do if I’m going to be within the workforce. I used to be upset about not taking part in within the supervisor’s first recreation. You need to be in his first 11.
“But it surely wasn’t to be and I do know what I have to do to get again in there. I felt I carried out fairly nicely at Ibrox and I used to be out of the workforce within the subsequent recreation.
“Clearly scoring targets is what the supervisor desires and that’s what I have to do. It’s not as a lot about efficiency — it’s about hitting the again of the web. That’s been relayed to me.
“He simply mentioned to me that the opposite two boys had been extra of a objective menace. So I want to attain extra targets. That’s fantastic. I have to take that opinion on and be extra of a objective menace.”
Saints took the lead with the primary actual probability of the sport within the fifteenth minute. Andy Considine performed a ball from inside his personal half in behind the United defence with Might operating clear, advancing on objective earlier than calmly firing excessive previous dwelling keeper Carljohann Eriksson.
The Tangerines lastly carved out an opportunity of their very own within the twenty fourth minute when Jamie McGrath swung a nook in from the precise with Steven Fletcher sending a strong header in the direction of objective however Might was readily available to clear off his personal line.
As a substitute, it was Callum Davidson’s males who prolonged their benefit within the thirty ninth minute. Might burst down the precise earlier than hitting a low cutback which Hallberg swept dwelling previous the helpless Eriksson.
Within the second half, the Perth males got here agonisingly shut to creating it three when hazard man Might struck a dipping shot from simply exterior the United field which hit the crossbar. Saints keeper Remi Matthews made a significant cease within the eightieth minute, retaining out a Watt effort at his close to put up.
Nonetheless, United lastly scored three minutes later. Matthews initially saved an Aziz Behich shot however Watt was readily available to fireplace dwelling the rebound. The striker netted from a central place, 12 yards out - and that’s a spot he intends to remain.
Watt mentioned: “It’s disappointing sitting on a Friday night time figuring out you’re not taking part in the following day. However managers receives a commission to select groups and I receives a commission to play.
“I’ve been going vast and that hasn’t helped the workforce. So I simply want to face between the sticks and rating targets. I get that.”
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