12-08-2025
Motherwell are still finding a cutting edge, but hopefully fans see what we're doing, says defender
Stephen O'Donnell admits Motherwell are still trying to find their cutting edge, but hopes fans can see what they're trying to do, after drawing 0-0 at St Mirren on Saturday.
The Steelmen dominated the first half in Paisley, and though their hosts came into the game more in the second half, they looked comfortable in a 0-0 draw.
Ibrahim Said saw a low shot well saved and Tawanda Maswanhise curled a shot round the right post in the first half, while in the second period Saints went closest when Calum Ward was forced to claw an Alex Gogic header over the bar.
O'Donnell said: 'It's a tough place to come. Their manager, Stevie Robinson, I've worked with him before, he's really good at his job, he can mix it up, he can be aggressive and he can play, and I think you saw a bit of that from them today.
'I think you could definitely see what we're trying to do. In the first half we did dominate, but maybe lacked creativity – which isn't an issue.
'We all need to build together at the start, and the cherry on the cake is trying to get that final touch.
'You can see what we're doing. We're doing really well, all the players in the forward areas are building with us together, so with a bit more time and work in training, I'm sure that will come right.'
O'Donnell added: 'They had a couple of corners in the first half and a wee spell in the second half, but on the whole, they only had a couple of efforts from outside the box.
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'On the flip side, we didn't create much, but again you can come here and get dominated physically, and they can build and play some good stuff.
'So I thought we did really well.'
Johnny Koutroumbis went off with an injury in Paisley, and O'Donnell hopes he can recover for their Premier Sports Cup last 16 clash at St Johnstone on Saturday.
He said: 'We had a few injuries to key players, it's disappointing to see Johnny Koutroumbis coming off because he's started the season really well.
'But we've got a week before the next game, St Johnstone is going to be tough, and we need to make sure we're ready for it and hopefully get a good result.'
