The 26-year-old midfielder captained the Dark Blues at Easter Road even though the Edinburgh club have been trying to buy him over the past month.
The in-demand McCowan, who is also connected to Celtic, handled the situation admirably as he helped Dundee maintain their unbeaten start to the season, according to Docherty.
The manager remarked, “I want to surround myself with players like that in the dressing room. He grabs the game and he’s got the mentality that he doesn’t want to get beat.”
“He pulls other players through it, which is why he is captain.”
When asked if he was certain McCowan would stay at Dundee past the transfer window that closes on Friday, Docherty replied, “We’ll see.” You will get suitors if you have players performing at that caliber.
He is a bright youngster, so we’ll see what occurs in the coming week.
After Hibs duo Martin Boyle and Kieron Bowie had overcome Scott Tiffoney’s early opener, Simon Murray’s late goal put Docherty’s team on eight games unbeaten in all competitions this season.
Docherty still believes that in the next few days, he has to add more players to his team.
He remarked, “Hopefully I can add some more.” We are a little short on reserve players, so I don’t want to put any figures on it, but hopefully a few.
But I’ve got such a strong squad that I’m only going to add what will complement and supplement a really strong squad.”
Hibs boss David Gray insisted his players need to be strong enough to deal with grumbles from the home support when things are not going well.
The Hibees faithful, who have endured a tough start to the campaign, grew restless in the first half as the hosts struggled before improving after the break.
“I believe that’s an inherent aspect of being a football player,” ex-captain Gray of Hibs stated. “You have to accept the expectation that comes with playing for a team this magnitude. You must be large enough to handle it both on your own and as a team.
You have to keep in mind that I have experienced some truly wonderful times here, so I am aware of how wonderful things can be. However, it’s about examining where we can grow as individuals.
Everyone is aware of the areas in which we must act. We must improve our defense.
