'Why Dundee's dark cloud comes with a silver lining'

Dundee manager Tony Docherty will have much to ponder during this international break.

He cut a frustrated figure after his side's 4-1 weekend defeat at Aberdeen and his quote "the overriding thing is we're here to win games of football" was quite telling.

Yes, there has been a lot to like about their performances over the last few months, including spells of the showing at Pittodrie. But football is a results business, and however you dice it up, the Dark Blues have found getting wins on the board a real struggle.

That is something Docherty knows will have to change when they return to action later this month.

The stats don't lie – Dundee have won just two of their last 10 league games and three in 12 in total this season. It is a continuation of their poor end to last term when they completed the campaign with no Premiership wins in eight.

They have also been conceding far too many goals this season. However, the cloud of Dundee struggles does have a silver lining – Docherty's side are seventh in the table and the season has a long way to run.

Two or three wins would get them moving in the right direction again and make things look a whole lot better.

Their next game, at home to bottom club Hibs, would be a good place to start.