Martin Canning advises his Hamilton squad to remain upbeat

Hamilton player-manager Martin Canning has advised his players to remain positive in their quest to stay in the top-flight.

Accies have won just two of their last 16 league games and are currently sitting just four points above the relegation play-off position going into the last six matches of the campaign.

Canning's side host Dundee at the weekend, and the Accies boss is looking for improvement on the recent 2-1 reverse to Partick at New Douglas Park.

The 34-year-old is wary of Dundee's attacking threat with the likes of Gary Harkins, Kane Hemmings, Rory Loy and Greg Stewart all posing a goal-threat.

Canning said: "We are in the situation we have been in for the last two months. We have to make sure we clear our minds and go again.

"We are very good at putting a bad result and bad performance to the back of our minds and that is something we are going to have to do.

"We have to make sure we stick together and continue to fight and that is something we have done all season and no doubt we will do again.

"Dundee becomes the next challenge and we will try to take three points.

"Their big strength is their front three - Rory Loy, Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart. Four if you include Gary Harkins.

"We have to make sure we deal with that and make sure we are a threat going the other way.

"But it (belief) is definitely still there. If you go back to Inverness two weeks ago, we won and we were thinking, 'Let's kick on now'.

"The last match against Partick Thistle was a strange one, our keeper Michael McGovern didn't touch the ball with his hands during the game and we conceded two goals from crosses, after being 1-0 up and reasonably comfortable.

"There is not a lot wrong with performances, obviously Aberdeen on Sunday didn't go right.

"But Dundee becomes huge so we need to try to win the game."