'Dundee's mentality & desire to win pulled through'

Dundee v Kilmarnock has quietly become one of the most thrilling fixtures in the Scottish Premiership. In the last six league meetings there have been 24 goals, five stoppage-time deciders, and three red cards. The TV broadcasters are missing out on a great advert for our league.

With 40 minutes gone on Sunday I was thinking how I'll need to write about another disastrous result littered with schoolboy errors, but by full-time we had catapulted ourselves into the top six.

The resilience and determination to fight back from two goals down were exactly what Dundee needed right now. Tony Docherty's half-time substitutions were spot-on, especially the bold call to sub Lyall Cameron. Josh Mulligan, who has been pushing for a bigger role, seized the opportunity, delivering a game-winning assist after a trademark midfield sprint into the box.

Mulligan and Scott Tiffoney are always trusted to come off the bench and aid the team when we're losing and chasing a game. For me they have to be in the starting line-up.

Ziyad Larkeche has the spotlight at the moment. Filling Owen Beck's boots was never going to be an easy task but the QPR loanee is a standout every week in dark blue, much like his predecessor.

My hero of the week goes to Mo Sylla though, who travelled to Paris and back to witness the birth of his newborn son before playing for Dundee the following day, delivering a vintage performance in the middle of the park.

It would have been easy for the players to go hiding when they fell two goals behind, but their mentality and desire to win pulled through and now they have a foundation to build on and get the season back on track.

We go away to high-flying Aberdeen next, who were beaten 6-0 by Celtic in the League Cup last time out. Momentum is massive in football and this may just be the ideal time to visit Pittodrie.