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to be terrible. Now it is looking very exciting.” Things have escalated quickly for the Englishman, and not in a good way. While the away support were mainly good natured, there were angry calls for his removal after the final whistle.
You can’t get rid of your manager every week, but if he is granted a stay of execution, he needs a win very soon. He may need more players too.
“Of course, we believe in the manager,” said midfielder Vykintas Slivka. “We all just have to be focused on the next match and try to improve. Of course, the manager was angry after the game. That was not the result that we came here to Motherwell for. We are angry too. My message to them would be to have patience. Results will come. We can improve.
“I agree that we have the quality and the ability in this squad to win football matches. It is just not happening for us right now.” This 23-year-old Northern Irish international midfielder has four goals in the league already this season, his latest one being his side’s crucial second goal on Saturday, slotted away coolly from the penalty spot after a Declan Gallagher header had been blatantly palmed away by Adam Jackson.
As of yesterday, this was more than Alfredo Morelos or Odsonne Edourd, equalled only by the early-season heroics of Celtic’s Ryan Christie. All quite remarkable, considering the former Fulham player is usually deployed as a holder.
This boy can play a bit, and the midfield blend between him, the strong running and hungry Allan Campbell and the cultured passing of Liam Polworth is functioning well.