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Steven Pressley sees peak Dundee for the first time as Joe Bevan excitement reaches fever pitch Elvis admits 2-0 win over Aberdeen made his as proud as he's been since taking the reins at Dens park over a year ago Proud Steven Pressley claimed Dundee ’s win over Aberdeen was the most complete performance of his time at Dens Park. The Dark Blues put the Dons to the sword thanks to goals in either half from Joe Westley and Joe Bevan. Dundee dominated and made it three league wins on the bounce against Aberdeen for the first time in their history. Pressley said: "I am, and you should know me by now, I don't often get too excited about things, but truth be told, since coming to Dundee just over a year ago, I think that's been our most complete and our best performance. “It had everything that I look for in a Dundee team. “It had speed, it had excitement, it had composure at the right times, but, boy, did it have resilience. “Some of the players were running on empty the last 20-25 minutes because of the style of football that we're trying to adopt, and it will take time for us to reach the levels of fitness that we truly need and I think also another big understanding is that to play that way we need a strong squad because players struggle to perform in that high octane-manner for 90 minutes. “I couldn't be prouder of the group today. They were just incredible.” Bevan was simply unplayed on the right flank for Dundee. His manager claimed: "We're really excited with Joe. He's got English Premier League physicality, he's got incredible speed, he's really strong on one-to-one, he's actually a good finisher. We just want him to grow and keep believing in himself because he gives us something different. “I think when you're a team that we set out to be to have a little bit more control in games this season, you don't want to be a team that just plays in front of teams.” The Dundee boss, however is not one to get carried away. It is their first win and he knows he still needs to do work on his squad. He confirmed: "We've got three points. Three points and so much hard work ahead of us. “That's what I will say. We haven't experienced, as a team, disappointment as yet. Last season, one of the great things about the team was that they grew and they showed resilience and they were able to deal with setbacks. “This group hasn't shown that yet. Until we go through those difficult periods, because they'll come, we're Dundee, then I'm not getting too excited.” Dundee also have injury concerns over Ash Hay and Westley after the game.