Neil McCann: I made right decision taking Dundee job

Dundee interim manager Neil McCann insists he is loving every minute of being in the dugout after extending his unbeaten run to three games in Saturday's Premiership 1-1 draw with Ross County at Dens Park.

Published 14th May 2017

Dundee interim manager Neil McCann insists he is loving every minute of being in the dugout after extending his unbeaten run to three games in Saturday's Premiership 1-1 draw with Ross County at Dens Park.

The Dark Blues boss has now picked up two victories and a draw since replacing Paul Hartley at the helm and preserved their undefeated status thanks to captain Darren O'Dea's 76th-minute penalty which cancelled out Liam Boyce's fourth-minute opener on Tayside.

McCann has made an impressive transition to managerial affairs and maintains he made the right decision to leave behind his Sky Sports pundit role in favour of guiding Dundee away from the threat of the relegation play-off zone.

McCann said: "Never for a second have I regretted taking this job.

"When I go into the dressing room, I see a group of determined players who are great to work with day-in day-out.

"They are responding to everything I'm asking of them and since coming in on day one they have been a credit to themselves.

"I'm really enjoying it and we want to finish the season on a high with our two remaining games.

"We know Inverness will be a difficult match regardless.

"All we'll be thinking about is ourselves and trying to get the result we want which would be great for the fans too.

"It was a marvellous atmosphere on Saturday. The fans have been playing their part too and that helps as well."

Meanwhile, Ross County manager Jim McIntyre felt his players failed to build on their whirlwind start.

McIntyre said: "We became a bit slack after the early goal and our passing wasn't great.

"That was disappointing because we knew Dundee would go into this match on a bit of a high with their recent momentum.

"In the end, we had to hang on a bit but our recent run has been pretty good and that's us up to six games unbeaten.

"That's pretty good and we want to keep it intact for our last two games."