Kilmarnock keeper Sam Walker focuses on positives ahead of crucial Celtic double-header

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Sam Walker vowed to focus on the positives after Kilmarnock extended their unbeaten run in the Premiership to three games.Killie were unable to get the better of 10-man St Mirren on Monday with the sides sharing a goalless draw.But Walker believes the team is making progress with the clean sheet hailed as a big positive.And with just one defeat in five matches, the big keeper is confident Killie have overcome early-season “naivety”.The 31-year-old said: “The positive of the day is the clean sheet.

There’s obviously a huge disappointment that we didn’t go on and win the game having had one man more for so long in the game.“Our unbeaten run at home continues and we’ve got to use those positives of the last few games to move forward through the month.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“Credit has to go to St Mirren as I thought they set up their shape really well.

They stopped us for large parts of the game and limited our chances to a couple. Obviously we’re disappointed not to have created more.“The red card changed the whole dimension of the game and it became a whole different challenge.

I think we’re learning as we go.“We’re over halfway through now and I think we’ve lost that naivety we had at the start of the season.