Dundee United boss Jackie McNamara insists his players can cope with the rising levels of expectation surrounding them.
The Tangerines are the talk of Scottish football at the moment thanks to their free-flowing front play that has seen them notch 13 goals in their last four league matches.
The attacking talents of the likes of Ryan Gauld, Gary Mackay-Steven, Stuart Armstrong and Nadir Ciftci have had pundits and purists purring.
United were at it again last weekend scoring four goals and threatening to run riot against Partick Thistle.
However, the Tannadice gaffer admits that he was equally as pleased with the way his side stormed back after Partick scored a controversial penalty to equalise.
McNamara said: “Expectation levels probably have risen but that’s what you want and hopefully the players will react in the right way to that.
“I think there was a lot of expectation on Saturday. You saw that when we got the early goal, everyone is wanting us to then get a second and a third.
“In some ways it is good the way the game went, that we showed when things go against us and we don’t get a rub of the green at the penalty that we can go again and score another three goals.”
Expectation levels may have risen but so have the numbers of fans flocking through the Tannadice turnstiles at the moment with 6,700 at Saturday’s game.
Lapsed followers appear to be returning, attracted by the promise of thrilling, attractive football and that is something the manager is delighted about.
He said: “To be honest, it was the first thing I noticed on Saturday when I was at the dug-out just how full the stands were. It is great for all of us, the players and staff to see the numbers there.
“People want to watch football, not just to worry about results but to see their team playing the right way and to be entertained.
“I said that at my first press conference when I came in that I wanted Dundee United fans to look forward to a Saturday.
“There is still a long way to go in the season but so far it has been positive and the players have responded well to what we are doing. It has been reflected in their results and their performances.”
Several of United’s attacks on Saturday were started from the back with teenage centre-half John Souttar storming forward from defence.
In what turned out to be an eventful afternoon for the 17-year-old, he also found time to produce an outrageous piece of trickery in the first half before conceding a penalty in the second.
However, McNamara insists he will not be looking to revoke Souttar’s licence to roam any time soon.
He said: “It is part of his game. I would never take that away from him. He might make wee mistakes, getting caught or a pass isn’t just right but you have to be consistent with him.
“When he did that wee flick in the first half for a 17-year-old it takes a lot of confidence and ability to be able to do that.
“It wasn’t showboating or whatever you want to call it, and it wasn’t as if he did it when we were coasting in the game. We were only 1-0 up at the time and there was still a long way to go.”