NEIL McCann insists there is no panic at Kilmarnock despite their poor start to the William Hill Premiership season.
Killie are bottom of the table, without a point, and have conceded 13 goals in three fixtures.
The Ayrshire club, beaten 4-0 at home by Dundee United on Saturday, have a chance to get back on track when they host St Mirren on Wednesday night.
Boss McCann said: “When I look across all the leagues in Europe right now, there’s some big sides that haven’t started the season well.
“There are examples all over of top sides struggling to hit top form. The panic comes from the outside.
“Panic is not happening inside, that’s the most important thing and the only way we get the results going again is by making it happen on the pitch.
“So look, there’s no panic in here. I understand the frustration of our fans.
“They want to see a positive start to the season in the league. We haven’t given them that.
“But make no mistake about it. This season is geared for us to have a real strong season.
“My belief has not changed. My driver has not changed and the players know that and, by the way, they share in it.”
McCann pointed to St Mirren’s 3-3 draw against Motherwell in Paisley on Saturday, where the home side came back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, before getting pegged back at the end of the game, as an example of how things can quickly change in football.
He said: “Let’s take St Mirren at the weekend. At 2-0, it could quite easily have been five and everybody’s thinking Motherwell are purring.
“Within 10 minutes the shift and that whole mindset of the two teams was enormous. You could see it.
“The sway of change in terms of St Mirren got a goal, and then another and then they got a third and then they went in at half-time and they’re a completely different side.
“There’s moments in football games, that’s why I’m quite calm about it. There are moments in games that can change.
“But more often than not, you have to make those moments and I believe we’ve got enough guys in a team that can make those moments without a question.
“And that’s just then going back to having a belief, but it’s exercising that belief and making something happen for the right reasons and the positive ones.”
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