Pressley on pursuing centre-backs, Hay injury and being 'flavour of month'

[SNS] Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has been speaking to the media ahead of their League Cup last-16 tie at Aberdeen. Here are the key lines: After comfortably beating Aberdeen 2-0 in the Premiership at Dens Park last weekend, he is expecting a difficult challenge against a "wounded" Dons side. He believes Aberdeen are in transition at the moment but thinks Dundee will have to play better against them than they did at Dens Park to win. He also says he thinks a lot of the pressure lies with the Dons. Pressley says that while he "always has a fear about what is around the corner", it is important they enjoy the good times and the positive start to the campaign. Despite taking a degree of apprehension into the new campaign, he says that while he is "not one for getting excited", he has been "encouraged by what I have seen" so far this season. Twelve months ago a lot of Dundee fans were upset at his appointment. Asked about now being the flavour of the month, he said: "I think my relationship with the supporters is very authentic, very real... a relationship of respect." He also notes that the feeling around a manager can change, jesting that he is "maybe flavour of the month this week but maybe not next". Pressley says that for a manager to be successful you need time and has praised the Dundee hierarchy for giving him that, saying: "At another club I might have been out of a job by November." When asked about any more new signings, he said: "We are actively pursuing a centre-back - we probably need two in there," as well as a couple of attacking players. He confirmed they are running the rule over 19-year-old Bournemouth defender Matai Akinmboni, describing him as an "interesting" young player. Team news: Despite a knee injury not being as bad as was first feared, Ashley Hay has been ruled out for six weeks, with the manager saying it leaves them with just two fit strikers.