Dundee skipper Darren O’Dea insists this weekend’s Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell was always a huge game for the club and has not taken on any added significance following Saturday’s dismal defeat against Ross County in the league.
The Dark Blues approached the match against bottom-of-the table Staggies at Dens in confident frame of mind after winning their previous two games.
However, they struggled to get out of first gear against Owen Coyle’s side and suffered an embarrassing 4-1 defeat.
O’Dea expects a reaction against Motherwell in the Scottish Cup but he is determined Dundee will ultimately attain a consistent level of performance and results where that sort of response to adversity is not needed.
He said: “Motherwell was a big game regardless of the Ross County result.
“We spoke at the start of the year about the cups and trying to do well.
“Last year we were really, really poor (in the cups). So Saturday will be a huge game but certainly not because of this result.
“But if it gets a reaction, then so be it and we can take a positive.
“However, we were on a good run and we spoke before the game about not needing these things to happen to get a reaction.
“If you want to be successful, you need to be consistent week on week.”
