Source: Team_Talk
We won't slacken off - Houston
Dundee United may already be guaranteed European football next season, but manager Peter Houston has warned his players not to ease off. Although Houston has issued that directive, he is confident it would not have been an issue anyway as the players still believe they can catch Celtic for second place.Neil Lennon's stuttering side visit Tayside on Sunday and United know a victory would put them back in the hunt for a slot in the Champions League.Houston said: "We've got four big games coming up, Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Hibs. There's a definite feelgood factor around the place with so much to look forward to."But I'm a great believer that you can never take your foot off the gas and think the work is done. We want to go into the cup final on a decent run of form."That is our target and I've spoken to the players to try and keep that going between now and Hampden."I don't need to say an awful lot to them to be honest, because when you tell them something you don't usually have to tell them twice. They're a great bunch of lads."And we've probably still got another point to get to officially make third spot in the league our own."But it's a fantastic points tally we've reached so far, eclipsing that of last season."United will lose Morgaro Gomis to suspension for the final two matches of the season but Houston is pleased about that because it gives the Senegal international a rest ahead of the cup final on May 15.Of more concern, though, is Danny Swanson, who is just one booking away from a ban.Houston added: "We'll look at the whole situation with regards to Sunday. Gomis is out for the last two games because of suspension but it's not a disaster."At least it gives him an enforced rest. The other we've got to be careful about is Danny Swanson."Another yellow card would put him out for a couple of games as well but, at the same time, I don't want to hold people back for the sake of worrying about suspensions."I've not decided on the team yet and whether or not to freshen things up big style."But I'll probably just play Danny as he's on a good run of form and wouldn't want to miss out on anything the way he's been playing."