Jim Goodwin has warned that the condition of the pitch at Tannadice could change the style of football Dundee United play against Kilmarnock.
Heavy rainfall in recent weeks has forced the postponement of two games and left the playing surface in poor condition.
The team were able to play their Scottish Cup tie against Spartans in midweek, though the damage to the grass was visible, and with the Premiership match on Saturday and another against Aberdeen on Tuesday, there's no time for it to recover.
That will affect United's approach, Goodwin admitted.
"The pitch is not ideal and plenty has been made of that," the United manager said.
"But we have to find solutions in terms of potentially changing up how we want to play a little bit.
"You saw on Wednesday with some of the passes that were played into midfield, it's difficult for the players to control.
"We might have to change our approach slightly, play a little bit more percentage football and take that risk element out of it."
Despite the challenge of the pitch, United are looking to continue momentum after two wins on the bounce.
"Hopefully we can build on the good results that we've had of late and continue to close the gap on Falkirk on the sixth," Goodwin said.
"That's two wins now, back-to-back. Obviously, we need to try and continue to build on that and gain some momentum going into the last few games before the split and see where it takes us.
"It's not going to be easy. Kilmarnock have really picked up under Neil McCann. There's a change of shape and a change of style of play as well, which we have to contend with.
"They're scoring lots of goals and we give them the greatest respect."