Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has been previewing his side's match against St Johnstone this weekend.
Here are the key points from his press conference:
- "We have to keep pushing, we have to keep believing," Goodwin says when asked if Europe is now the target, but he was keen to stress that it wouldn't be a failure if they didn't, given they have "exceeded expectation and punched above their weight" already this campaign.
- Goodwin says he is pleased with the discipline shown by his players against Hearts and with their organisation across the last couple of games, giving them "crucial" points to be in the position they are now.
- On 19-year-old defender Sam Cleall-Harding, who came in for his debut at Tynecastle, Goodwin says the club have "real high hopes" in the player who has "a lot of potential," adding he "ticks a lot of boxes" for a modern-day centre-back.
- The manager says previous fixtures against the Saints "haven't been a walk in the park," with Goodwin full of praise for the "refreshing" and "brave" way Simo Valakari sets his side up.
- Now is not the time to "take it easy," and they will try and "put more pressure" on teams above them and possibly extend the gap to the sides below them.
- Goodwin emphasises they have a duty to "perform to a high standard" for the home fans.
- He says it would be "unbelievable" to reach the 50-point mark with a win this weekend, adding that it would "put them in a really strong position going into the games after the split to grab a European spot".
- Ross Graham "had to be patient" this season but has now "performed consistently" since his return to the side. He will be "touch and go for this weekend," but Goodwin expects him back for the first post-split game. Vicko Sevelj is "50-50" for the St Johnstone game.
