I may only be in Paisley for 5 months but I wish I’d played here 5 years ago
MOTHERWELL v ST MIRREN I’ll manage this – it’s all part of the job as No.2
KEITH LASLEY will treat deputising for banned manager Stephen Robinson as part of his football education.
The Motherwell boss will have to sit in the stand for three matches, the rest of 2018, after admitting two charges at an SFA disciplinary hearing, related to his team’s 7-1 defeat by Rangers on November 11.
Robinson has also been handed an additional two-game suspended ban that will hang over him until the end of next season.
But Lasley is relaxed about the situation and ahead of today’s clash with St Mirren he said: “I enjoy all aspects of this job, it’s all part of my learning.
“I need to get on with it – and we will adapt. We have had experience before of that situation and we will do it again.
“We’ll prepare as normal. Ask any coach or manager, the vast majority of preparation, 99 per cent, is done before a match day.
“You still prefer your manager to be there, he is the leader and absolutely, you want him to be on that touchline but we will manage that situation.
“It is really about being prepared for the match and the players carrying out that plan.”
With games also against Kilmarnock and Hamilton before the end of the year, Lasley is looking ahead rather than behind.
He added: “It is a massive week. It really could shape how the second half of the season is going to look.
“We still believe there is a chance to break into that (top group) but we are going to have to show consistency that we haven’t shown and force our way in there.”