PAUL MCGINN is confident Motherwell will come good despite failing to win in their last three matches.
Steven Hammell’s team shared points with Dundee United before losing heavily to Hearts and on Saturday they were edged out by Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic.
Motherwell battled well and had their fair share of chances, but ultimately the teams were separated by an impressive winner from Reo Hatate, who struck from outside the penalty area.
Frustration was the key word for McGinn at full-time, but the former Hibernian defender feels he and his teammates have shown plenty to keep the supporters of the Steelmen positive.
“We are frustrated. I thought when we were brave on the ball we caused them problems,” he said.
“I thought we could have been braver. For the first 20 minutes, I thought we were a bit like rabbits in the headlights.
“Celtic can do that to teams. But I thought we actually had a bit of composure, the goal helps with that, it calms you down.
“That is now three games in a row where we have played quite well and got nothing. Football is a tough game.”
Motherwell arrived at Celtic Park and had a go against their opponents. Instead of sitting in, Hammell set up his team to try and take the game to Postecouglou’s champions, and in stages, it worked.
McGinn continued: “I think if you sit against Celtic they will just murder you anyway. You need to take risks.
“We have a goalkeeper who can take the ball and that helps. We can go through him.
“I watch Real Madrid pass to their keeper a hundred times. It is good that we have that option.
“I felt we could have actually done that more as it frustrates Celtic. They press and press you, but they are human, they can’t keep doing that.
“When we did we knew in the final third we had threats with set pieces. It is hard not to be frustrated.”
Motherwell are currently in ninth place in the Premiership table and McGinn feels he and his teammates are now playing with freedom under the leadership of their new manager Hammell.
He added: “I have been involved with teams that have won games just by grinding it out. We are not really like that. We play to attack and get on the ball.
“We are missing a couple of big players as well. It is good to come here and be frustrated because teams come here and get turned over.
“We need to take the positives, but right now having played well in three games and having zero points it is hard to.
“It is just a new style. Our old manager probably wanted us to use the pace on the width.
“If you are in a poor run of form that sort of thing can run its course.
“The new manager has come in and changed the style and maybe that has felt fresh for the boys who were in bad form.
“It feels nice to play in to be honest. It feels good. At the same time it would feel even better to play minging and win the game.”
