GET REAL LADS

Goodwin admits United got a wake-up call against Killie after being on a good run

- BY SCOTT BURNS

JIM GOODWIN has admitted his Dundee United stars need to use their Kilmarnock calamity as "a reality check".

Inform United were knocked off track after a 2-0 home defeat to Killie at the weekend.

Goodwin reckons too many of his players and his team, collectively, failed to hit the heights they had shown in previous games.

The Tannadice gaffer said: "It was a little bit of a reality check.

"We have been getting lots of plaudits for our performances and Saturday showed that if you drop below those standards and you don't do the basics in the Scottish Premiership then you are going to get punished.

"We are really frustrated and angry about the performance.

"Particularly, the opening 45 minutes. It was nowhere near what we have seen in recent weeks. We were a little too slow in the buildup and in our transitions when we had the opportunity to break with speed, we didn't do that.

"We slowed the game down and allowed Killie to get their shape back behind the ball.