Title win now 'fanciful' after utterly deflating defeat
After the win at Falkirk, I warned a first 25 minutes like that against Motherwell would prove to be fatal. Chances were spurned and then came the naivety - letting Stephen O'Donnell run and run without a challenge and losing the late goal was infuriating. It was bad enough not winning against Motherwell, but to lose it is utterly deflating as a supporter and I can only imagine the psychological damage it has done to this group of players.
[BBC] After the win at Falkirk, I warned a first 25 minutes like that against Motherwell would prove to be fatal. Yet here we are. Going two down was always a big ask against a team that, in no uncertain terms, gave us a chasing in the first half.
The change in shape - from 4-2-2-2 to 4-2-3-1 - and three half-time subs helped us get a foothold in the game and retrieve the two goals. Chances were spurned and then came the naivety - letting Stephen O'Donnell run and run without a challenge and losing the late goal was infuriating. I must admit one change I did find crazy was Connor Barron on for Thelo Aasgaard when we have Oliver Antman and Andreas Skov Olsen sitting on their behinds.
The result is a killer. Any notion of a title win is fanciful at this stage. We now have to win four from four and hope for favours.
But going on Monday to face a Hearts team that are still unbeaten in the league at home all season now seems such a massive ask. It was bad enough not winning against Motherwell, but to lose it is utterly deflating as a supporter and I can only imagine the psychological damage it has done to this group of players. 'Keep believing' and such platitudes are great, but ultimately they mean little when you shoot yourself in the foot with a double-barreled shotgun.