Neil McCann impressed by Dundee fighting spirit

Dundee manager Neil McCann hailed a change of mentality within his squad after they fought back to earn a 1-1 draw against Ross County in the Premiership.

McCann was appointed in mid April, and Dundee won their first two matches under his charge to move out of the relegation play-off position.

And although they could not make it three in a row, Saturday's point was a reward that satisfied McCann whose captain Darren O'Dea converted a 76th-minute penalty in response to Liam Boyce's fourth-minute opener.

Dundee now sit five points clear of second-bottom Hamilton, with two rounds of games remaining.

McCann said: "We would have liked a win and you could see the attitude of the boys driving on to try and get the three points.

"I think maybe three games ago they might have gone under with the lack of confidence as that's where the boys were at.

"But you could see the boys growing into things and after 30 minutes I could feel things starting to happen and the crowd starting to bubble.

"We totally dominated the second half and had some good chances, but overall it's a decent point when all things are considered.

"Our focus now turns to Wednesday night's game with Inverness where we'll be looking for the victory."

Ross County are certain to stay up after Saturday's set of Premiership results, yet boss Jim McIntyre is a hard man to please.

"We warned the players that Dundee's bandwagon would be rolling a bit after two wins on the bounce," said McIntyre.

"We had to hang on in there towards the end but I suppose we're safe although we've been aiming to finish in seventh place.

"That's been our mindset and now we want to go unbeaten until the end of the season.

"If we can do that then it will resemble a strong finish so that will be our aim in the remaining two games.

"We set ourselves high standards and there's still a bit to play for."

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