Motherwell objective hero Connor Shields reckons the worldwide break was key to the Steelmen ending their winless streak within the league, as he hailed their win over St Mirren 'one in all their finest shows of the season'.
The Fir Park striker netted his aspect's second objective in a 4-2 win over the Buddies with a lung-bursting run and spectacular chip over Saints keeper Dean Lyness to notch his third objective of the season.
And whereas he was delighted to seize his first league objective since November, it was the way wherein his aspect ended a run of 11 video games with no victory that happy the Coatbridge ace extra.
Motherwell moved as much as fifth within the desk with their first win since Boxing Day and now know a win at Livingston will assure a spot within the prime six it doesn't matter what.
It was Shields' tenth win in 32 video games this season and he believes arduous work on the coaching discipline throughout the worldwide break was the key to their success.
The 24-year-old stated: "Getting back from the winter break has been robust, particularly within the league because the cup wasn’t too dangerous.
“We simply wanted that first win to get us going and with the worldwide break final week, it gave us the time to work on plenty of stuff in coaching.
“And I believed we confirmed what we’d practiced throughout the week, and it paid off in abundance.
“I believe the gaffer might be actually happy to see that we’ve acquired an incredible win for it as properly.
“We simply wanted that win.
“We’ve come shut in some video games, performed properly and never acquired the consequence however this was an excellent efficiency.
“The consequence backs that up.
“It’s good to do properly myself nevertheless it’s concerning the group and that was up there with the perfect efficiency we’ve had all season, so I’m delighted with that."
Motherwell needed to come from behind within the contest after falling 1-0 right down to an early Eamonn Brophy strike.
However Sean Goss and Shields each netted inside a minute to show the sport on its head with 21 minutes on the clock.
Conor McCarthy pulled the Buddies stage however on the stroke of half Dean Cornelius discovered the underside nook with a composed strike.
Twelve minutes from time a Richard Tait personal objective towards his former aspect sealed the win for the Steelmen in a pulsating Premiership conflict.
Shields added: "It was a matter of they rating, we rating, and also you puzzled if it might go like that the entire manner.
“But it surely was good to get the third objective proper on half time.
“That held them off a bit and the second half was nearly not conceding. The fourth objective killed the sport off and we managed the sport properly on the finish."
Shields has three targets in 23 appearances this time period, however hopes his newest strike can spark a late flurry going into a vital conflict towards the Lions subsequent weekend.
He added: "I’m happy with my complete to date however I would wish to have extra targets. I’m getting possibilities now so hopefully I can kick on and take this into subsequent week, which is an enormous recreation.
“It’s good doing properly but when we will not again it up at Livingston then it's going to imply nothing.
“We're assured and hopefully we kick on."
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