Dunfermline: David Wotherspoon gives reaction to Livingston loss

The experienced 34-year-old admitted that he and his Pars pals were "disappointed" to be on the verge of a Premier Sports Cup exit after their defeat at Livingston on Saturday.

Whilst he felt there was "a bit more fight, a bit more tempo" to their play than in the shock home defeat to Forfar Athletic last midweek, the Pars came up short at The Home of the Set Fare Arena.

Chances were at a premium throughout as Dunfermline recorded a second successive blank in front of goal in three Group E matches, having also failed to score in three of their four pre-season friendlies.

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"It seems like we are struggling to keep the pressure on at times and keep it in an area to cause them problems," Wotherspoon commented post-match.

"I felt second half we had a set-piece that we caused them a wee bit of trouble with, then we started going long towards the end, which caused them some problems, but we are working hard to try and close that gap.

"I think it will come eventually, we have the players who can create chances and score goals. Time will tell."

The former St Johnstone icon, who helped Dundee United win last season's Championship title, is a player who Athletic will be relying on to help provide a creative spark at the top end of the pitch.

Wotherspoon insists that he doesn't feel any additional pressure from his team-mates carrying that responsibility, continuing: "I think that there is more pressure on me from myself, rather than them putting pressure on me.

"They are looking at me as the more experienced one and to help them, but I don’t feel like they are adding pressure on me to be the one who is going to create everything and score goals.

"I feel that we are a good solid team unit that is going to help each other out and create chances together, so I don’t feel that in a way.

"I know the manager and Dave (Mackay, assistant manager) know me well, and they think that they can get the best out of me. Hopefully this season I can provide for them."

Wotherspoon is one of four new arrivals so far this summer, alongside Chris Kane, Kieran Ngwenya and Kai McLean, the latter of whom joined last Friday on a short-term contract.

He said that it'll take time to fully gel, adding: "Obviously for them, they have played together for a while, and me and the likes of Kieran who have come in are getting used to the shape, the formation, and how we want to play.

"We are getting used to each other around about us and how they are going to play. It will take time, but I feel like we have bedded in well. To be fair it has been a tough week, three games in a week. It has been tough going with the squad size that we have got.

"You can see youngsters coming off the bench towards the end but we are in it together, we try and take the positives and look forward to the next game."