Dundee's Bevan challenges team-mates to match standards 'every week'

Joe Bevan (right) with Joe Westley (left) scored for Dundee against Aberdeen [SNS] Having set such a high standard in the Premiership already this season, Dundee striker Joe Bevan has urged his team to "match it every week". The Dark Blues sizzled as they delivered a masterful performance to dismantle Aberdeen 2-0 at Dens Park on Saturday. Bevan netted the second in a game the Dark Blues could, and arguably should, have won by a whole lot more. Last week, Steven Pressley's men earned plenty of plaudits for their display as they opened their league campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Celtic. "Away at Celtic, we gained confidence from that, put in a really good performance and [the head coach] wanted us to back it up with the standard," Bevan said. "As attackers we will probably get more plaudits, but I thought the defence was great as well, the midfield was great and gave us a platform to keep pushing, keep putting crosses in, keep having shots and ultimately get the two goals we needed to win." As happened last season, plenty had written Dundee off without a ball being kicked due to a lack of incomings and plenty of outgoings. "When you set the standard you have got to match it every week," Bevan continued. "We have got lots of tough games coming up so we have just got to take it game by game, with the game at their place [Pittodrie] in the League Cup." Bevan, 22, has netted three times already this season, having joined Dundee in January from Burnley. Just three years ago though, he was still playing for Camelon Juniors before earning a move to Albion Rovers. As well as scoring against Aberdeen, he also set up the opener for Joe Westley to score. ''I just take it game by game," he said. "I was disappointed with a couple of moments I had against Celtic so I wanted to make the most of them today. "Obviously I set the tone with a good ball in for Joe Westley. "I had a couple of shots in the first half I was disappointed with so I knew when the one in the second half came around I was hopeful I was going to take it." Pressley was full of praise for Bevan, commenting: "We think he's a player with enormous potential. "He's got English Premier League physicality around him. "We just want him to keep believing in himself because we think he's an outstanding talent."