Pressley on incomplete squad, key exits & 'enormous' opener

[ASFN Admin]

Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has been talking to the media before his side's opening Scottish Premiership match of the season away to champions Celtic on Monday.

Here are the key points:

• Pressley feels he is about four players short of a "complete squad". He would like to add two defenders with more experience - and also two more attack-minded players. The club are working hard on bringing players in.
• Having lost some key players this summer, including Luke Graham and goalkeeper Jon McCracken, Pressley admits replacing them will be "really, really hard".
• Facing Celtic on Monday in the season opener is an "enormous" challenge, with Pressley stressing the Glasgow side "haven't lost an opening-day fixture at home for nearly 76 years" before adding "but I also like those challenges".
• He says Martin O'Neill is "without doubt the right choice" to be managing Celtic and is not surprised at the veteran's permanent appointment.
• Pressley welcomes the new rule that allows 15-year-olds to play in the Premiership, saying "anything that enhances the development of our young players is a positive move".

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