Motherwell must 'increase tempo' after 'tricky' start

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5 days ago

Jens Berthel Askou said Motherwell's draw with Clyde in the Premier Sports Cup was an example of how "tricky" football can be.The Aksou era kicked off with a 2-2 draw with the League 2 side, though the Steelmen did secure the bonus point with a penalty shoot-out win."It just shows how tricky football is in general," he the manager told club media."There'll always be surprises in football, especially in the cup tournaments, there will be things that don't go as expected."We didn't get the result we wanted, obviously. A few other clubs, as far as I've heard, didn't do that either."And that's just football in general. You have to be there on the day."James Hilton fired the Bully Wee ahead after just 16 minutes and although a double from Tawanda Maswanhise had the Steelmen in front, Liam Scullion levelled with a header to force penalties."I think in terms of effort and structure, we were good," he added. "In terms of intensity, I think we pressed them with intensity."Every time we tried to press, they put the ball in behind. I think we should have dealt better with some of their direct play."That's something to improve on, definitely and then it's about getting the tempo up, but I'm sure that Fir Park will give us the possibility to play at a much higher tempo."