Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Steelmen searching for attacking formula after departures – Robinson
MOTHERWELL manager Stephen Robinson admits he is still trying to find the right formula up front following the January departures of Devante Cole and James Scott.
’Well have not won in five matches, four of them since Scott left for Hull in a potential £1.5 million transfer.
They have only scored twice during that run and Robinson’s attempts to boost their firepower have since been hit by injuries to recent signing Mikael Ndjoli and top goalscorer Christopher Long.
Tony Watt is in line for his first star t should tonight’s William Hill Scottish Cup replay against St Mirren survive Storm Dennis while Rolando Aarons has shown flashes of talent since arriving on loan from Newcastle.
With Jermaine Hylton established on the left wing, the likes of Ross MacIver and Sher win Seedorf have also been challenged to make their mark.
Tonight’s game i s i n doubt after a l eague meeting between t he teams was postponed on Saturday because of the waterlogged Fir Park pitch but Robinson used the free afternoon to get Watt further up to speed following his recent signing.
“We did 11 v 11 between ourselves on astro on Saturday so we got another 45 minutes into Tony Watt. So he becomes a live option as well,” Robinson said.
“What people haven’t mentioned is Devante Cole and James Scott. A lot of physical presence has been taken out of a very successful front three. So we are still trying to find the right combinations and the right way to go about that for people to step up and make that impact.
“We feel we are getting there again. There isn’t too much wrong but we will tweak certain things to make sure that works.”