Priestman sees 'enormous' improvement since Motherwell move
[SNS] Motherwell midfielder Oscar Priestman believes he has "improved enormously" as a player since singing for the Fir Park club last summer. The Australian arrived on a three-year contract from Western Sydney Wanderers for an undisclosed fee and initially took time to adjust, making his first start in late November. Priestman has been given more opportunities since the turn of the year as Motherwell have enjoyed an impressive Premiership campaign.
"I think it was a real learning curve when I first got here in terms of style of play, completely new country, new system, new team-mates," he explained. "It was all really new but I think all the coaches, they've been really good in giving me really detailed instructions. "I think I've improved enormously from where I was when I first came in so I just want to keep building on that and hopefully I can get better and better.
" The 23 year-old Australian believes his confidence has grown as a result of the demands placed on the squad to play in an attractive manner, something he hopes will result in more starts in the season run-in. "I think the system and the challenges it asks of you, especially playing out from the back and being really brave with the ball has really pushed me," he said. "That's probably the biggest change I've had from back home where it was a bit more risk averse.
"I think I've seen big improvements from buying into that and I just hope it can keep getting better and better. "It's obviously tough as a footballer when you're not playing and I maybe didn't play as much as I would have liked at the start of the year. "It's been really nice to get some starts here and there and hopefully I can just keep pushing and pushing and become a really key player for this football club.
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