Kilmarnock boss Stuart Kettlewell admitted he was frustrated not to take advantage of a number of second-half chances as his side drew 0-0 with Dundee at Rugby Park.
Killie passed up several glaring chances in the second period, with Bruce Anderson heading a glorious chance wide at the back post, while Dundee stopper Jon McCracken also saved well from David Watson.
Despite failing to get all three points, Kettlewell was at least happy not to lose the game, as his side made it eight games unbeaten since the campaign started in July.
He said: “You find yourself on a decent unbeaten run, you find yourself at home, and we had the best chances in the game.
“Statistically you see that, and I think your eyes would tell you the same. My wee frustration is that, as a group, we felt we missed that little bit of five or 10 per cent.
“In the second half we were banging the goal down. Their keeper made save after save. We had territorial advantage, and we just had to turn the screw there. I felt if we got one it would’ve been defining in the game.
“I’m not criticising the players. We take ownership for not getting the goal, whether that be from a set play or from open play.
“Very simply, we continue on the unbeaten run, and we got a clean sheet. We wanted and we felt we deserved more.
“I did think Bruce’s chance was in, by how he finishes. I don’t want to put any blame on Bruce, as we had other efforts there.
“That does become the glaring chance of the game. I think so highly of Bruce and when he gets into that position he generally finishes. He’s a human being at the end of the day as well, so there’s no blame labelled on him.”
Dundee manager, Steven Pressley, meanwhile was pleased with the resilience his side showed as they battled to grab another credible point on the road.
Pressley has endured a difficult few months since becoming Dundee manager, with his side exiting the Premier Sports Cup in the group stages and suffering an opening-day defeat at home to Hibernian but they held Rangers to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox last time out and, despite being second best for much of the game, they left Rugby Park with another draw.
He said: “I would say it’s another good point on the road. I said it after Ibrox — there’s a lot of growth still to come.
“But I think if you’re going to get growth, you have to have good foundations. I’ve got to say, I thought the resilience and the attitude of the group was amazing again.
“It’s easy to come here and get put under pressure at times and crumble, but we stood up to it.
“Yes, we rode our luck on one or two moments, but I think we showed an amazing resilience and I think with those sort of foundations, it gives us a chance.
“We need to improve with the ball. We need to improve offensively. We’re aware of that. We’re going to work hard towards that.
“When you consider the start to the season, the situation that we were in, I think taking a point here and a point at Ibrox is a good starting point.”
