Paul Hartley optimistic of improvement for Dundee
Dundee make the short trip to Perth as the bottom club after failing to record a victory since the opening day of the campaign.
Dundee manager Paul Hartley is confident his side's season will turn soon but he admits it would be a "massive'' lift to get off the bottom of the Premiership on Sunday.
Dundee make the short trip to Perth as the bottom club after failing to record a victory since the opening day of the campaign.
Hartley has been encouraged by recent displays - his men hit the frame of the goal four times in a 2-0 defeat by Hearts last weekend, after losing to Celtic by a Scott Brown strike seven days earlier.
But he knows that getting off the foot of the table quickly will be important.
"It's a big thing for us,'' he said. "Massive. We have a big week coming up, three games in seven days.
"I'm positive, if they keep working as hard as they did over the last two games, and the last couple of weeks in training, and I feel good about the shape.
"But we're not stupid either, the first nine games we have not been quite good enough. We know we need to pick up points.
"Things are tight down the bottom, it's not a position we want to be in, but I still have great belief in the squad. The last two performances have been pleasing. We have not got results against two good teams but we created a lot of chances last week.
"The players are great to work with and hopefully it will turn on Sunday. We have worked really hard on finishing this week, so hopefully if we keep creating chances, we will take them."