The percentage of goals conceded by St Johnstone which can be put down to their own mistakes is far too high for Tommy Wright’s liking.
And the Perth boss doesn’t want to see any “cheap goals” for Rangers on Friday night.
“I spent a bit of time looking at the goals we have conceded,” he said.
“I can safely say nine of the 11 in the league have been down to individual errors. We could be in an even stronger position.
“But we have made it far too easy for teams to scores against us, especially in the last two away games with Aberdeen and Dundee.
“We have given away too many cheap goals. That is something that has to improve to get us back on a winning run.
“My focus is on us trying to cut out individual errors and certainly play with a lot more energy and press much more than we did at Aberdeen.”
With Michael O’Halloran unable to play against his parent club and Richard Foster suspended, Saints will be without their two former Rangers men.
Denny Johnstone and David Wotherspoon have minor injuries, which shouldn’t keep them out, while Blair Alston is nearing a return to action.
Wright reported: “Denny and David took wee knocks on Friday and will miss training in the early part of the week. But they will both be fine for the Rangers game.
“Blair will be back in full training after a good Sunday session and he could be in the squad.
“Mikey can’t play anyway because of the terms of the loan and Richard is suspended. Other than that I have no concerns.
“Mikey would have made the Rangers game but we will take it easy with him and he will definitely be OK for Hearts. We will make sure he uses the time wisely.
“We accepted the two game ban for Richard. He was apologetic and we will just get on with it.
On-loan defender Keith Watson is “still making good progress” and it looks as if he won’t need an operation.
One of the highlights of Dave Mackay’s testimonial was the sight of Murray Davidson in goals. But ex-Northern Ireland keeper Wright doesn’t think Alan Mannus and Zander Clark have anything to worry about.
He said: “Brian Clough once called a Polish goalie a clown. Murray proved he is a clown in goals when he came on against Dundee.
“He had a save or two which weren’t out of the goalkeeping manual. It was effective, I will give him that. But from the technical point of view let’s just say it was unorthodox to say the least.
“He has always fancied himself as a keeper. Murray likes to go in goal after training sessions. He made an unbelievable penalty save last week.
“He has always been nagging Paul Mathers to join in. So we put him under the spotlight. He might argue he came through it but I would say it highlighted a lot of deficiencies in his game.
“But Murray certainly added to the evening. It was good fun. And it was great seeing the former players coming along to add to Dave’s night.”
