Stuart McCall was absolutely delighted with his side after a convincing 3-0 win put ‘Well top of the table for at least 24 hours.
The Steelmen were magnificent in the Lanarkshire sunshine and won the game courtesy of three excellent goals from Stevie Hammell, Jamie Murphy and Keith Lasley.
McCall wasn’t allowing himself to get carried away by any means, but was understandably thrilled by the performance.
[pullquote]The quality of our three goals were outstanding. Everyone will remember Lasley’s shot but the movement and passing for the first two goals was terrific.[/pullquote]
The former Scotland International was also quick to point out the part Inverness played; Terry Butcher’s side creating numerous chances throughout the match and playing some very attractive football.
McCall told the gathered press after the match: “First and foremost I thought Inverness played their part; the first half was an outstanding game of football.
“The second half we had to dig in but they certainly could have scored a couple. The quality of our three goals were outstanding. Everyone will remember Lasley’s shot but the movement and passing for the first two goals was terrific.
“I know I have got the quality in the side to do that and that’s great for a manager to have. The boys can move it well, go one end of the park to another at speed, and the passing is good.
“The lads have shown since they came back, once you are back into it you want to get back into it. I thought there were signs last week against Leeds that we have good footballers in the side.
“And when the pitch is in that nick it encourages them to play. You can’t dominate the game for 90 minutes and sometimes you have to stand up and defend.
“Last season we managed a lot of clean sheets against the teams below us as we are confident we can score goals. The woodwork came to our aid on a couple of occasions but I thought our attacking play deserved the win.
“Three goals, three points, a clean sheet can’t complain about that?”
There were ten scouts from England in the Phil O’Donnell Stand this afternoon and many of Motherwell’s exciting young talent must surely have caught the eye.
Murphy, Humphrey and others will grab the headlines but McCall was keen to play down any talk and hopes he can hold on to his prize assets.
“It’s no surprise because there are no other games on,” a grinning McCall said.
“Seriously, people talk about the downside of coming back too early is that you can’t get boys on loan from English clubs. The downside for me is that teams have five or six games to watch our players.
“It was a good game to come and watch; we’ve not only got Jamie, (there are) three or four others too.
“You’re talking Jamie Murphy, Chris Humphrey, big Hutchie (Shaun Hutchinson), whoever we are talking about, they would benefit from another year.
“I find it sometimes sad, it doesn’t always happen, but some players leave the SPL to go down to England and sit on the bench.
“The boys are developing and it’s a good place to play football. Obviously if a big bid comes along the club would have to look at it but speaking myself, I don’t want to encourage anything.
“I think another year under their belts they will be better and the club will get more money for them.”
