The Dark Blues should vent their anger on Sunday against St Johnstone, according to Clark Robertson.
To score against Dundee, opponents don’t have to put in nearly as much effort.
After making a triumphant comeback from injury in Thursday’s derby against Dundee United, Clark Robertson expressed regret in saying that.
Robertson was forced into action earlier than expected since several defenders were out with injuries.
The seasoned defender, who was recuperating from a thigh ailment, had observed the Dark Blues’ decline in play during December.
That was annoying enough, let alone what it was like on the pitch.
Robertson stated, “We take the lead, but we need to see the game out better.”
“We lose two goals where we drop our runners.
“A set-piece we don’t deal with and we knew they were good at that. We had watched footage of their win over Aberdeen and it was a similar situation, we didn’t deal with it.
“We ultimately paid a price for not sticking with our runners.
We’re losing games after taking the lead far too frequently this season.
“We must get more proficient at it. It can’t go on like that. I’m not sure how many points we’ve lost from winning positions.
It is in fact 13 points this season – 25 points last season – and an all-too-familiar feeling at Dens Park.
“There were harsh words [in the dressing-room],” he added.
“Losing a derby is never good especially after taking the lead. We just have to do better in big moments of games and see games out.
“Teams aren’t having to work hard to score against us and that’s frustrating.”
There’s not long to suffer in frustration for Dundee with the hectic festive fixture list continuing apace.
Sunday sees the Dark Blues make the short trip to St Johnstone for a key match against the Premiership’s bottom side.
“We know it’s a massive game,” Robertson said.
“Scrapping for points, we have to go there and find a way to win. We need to go again.”
St Johnstone and fitness
And how is he feeling after being thrust straight back into 90 minutes of pressurised derby football?
With Billy Koumetio, Jordan McGhee, Antonio Portales, Joe Shaughnessy and Ziyad Larkeche all injured for some time to come Dundee need all the fit defenders they can find.
“I was cramping up near the end but I think that is expected having been out five-and-a-half weeks,” the defender added.
“I trained on Tuesday, not a full session, then trained on Wednesday and I thought I got through the game alright.
“But I’ll get better with more minutes.”
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