Motherwell head north to face Ross County in the Ladbrokes Premiership tomorrow afternoon.
And following last weekend’s loss against Hibs, the Steelmen are set for a showdown with Owen Coyle’s County at the Global Energy Stadium as they search for a return to winning ways.
Eight points separate the Northerners in 9th from the ‘Well in 5th as the two sides meet for the third time this season.
On both occasions, the Fir Parkers have emerged victorious.
The first meeting was in the Betfred Cup, when the ten-men of Motherwell managed to bag an extra-time winner to progress to the quarter-final.
Ten-days later, the Staggies travelled south to Fir Park, where the Steelmen notched their first league victory of the season and the first in a five game unbeaten run.
Richard Tait’s opener was followed up by Louis Moult’s penalty to secure a 2-0 victory thanks to a much-improved second half.
Much like the previous two fixtures against the Northerners, Stephen Robinson’s side head in to the clash on the back of defeat.
But Stephen Robinson is confident his side can bounce back to winning ways this weekend.
Speaking to the press this morning, the Northern Irishman said: “We’ve started well but on Saturday we stopped the things we’re very good at.
[pullquote]We’ve trained hard this week, and we’ve had three, four good days of training so I’m confident we’ll be back on Saturday.[/pullquote]
“We didn’t deliver enough balls in to the box to create opportunities, which was very evident, so we’ll get back to doing that again.”
He added: “We’ve trained hard this week, and we’ve had three, four good days of training so I’m confident we’ll be back on Saturday.”
And one player who also has his sights set on bouncing back from Saturday’s defeat is Craig Tanner.
The 23-year-old, who scored the winning goal against Dundee, revealed that everyone thrives under the competition in the squad.
Speaking to the broadcast press this morning, the Englishman looked ahead to tomorrows trip to the highlands.
“It’s part of my game to create and score goals so thankfully I was fortunate enough to put one in the corner against Dundee and hopefully I can add a few more to help the team throughout the season.” The creative attacker said.
“When you have a squad like we have here and everyone’s pushing in the same direction, I think you can’t always expect to start.”
He added: “There’s a lot of games and the manager changes it due to tactical decisions or fitness and I think it’s working throughout the season because the lads who play give their all.”
The Fir Parkers will need to be at their best this weekend, as they travel to the Global Energy Stadium to take on a County side who have recently picked up their first home league win of the campaign.
The Staggies will be keen to follow that up tomorrow, but face a ‘Well side brimming with confidence and fuelled by the hunger to return to winning ways.
Ross County V Motherwell | |
Saturday 4th November 2017 | |
3.00pm | |
Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall | |
Pay at the gate. |
Admission prices are as follows:
ADULTS | £24 |
STUDENTS/OVER 65 | £14 |
UNDER 18s | £5 |
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