Motherwell boss Graham Alexander says he was happy with his aspect for his or her 1-0 win at Ross County immediately, and praised their self-discipline all through a troublesome 90 minutes.
And he paid tribute to a big, vocal assist who travelled to Dingwall to cheer on their heroes by the sport.
Kevin Van Veen climbed off the bench to earn and rating an important penalty winner that places Motherwell as much as fifth place within the Premiership desk, forward of their remaining two video games.
Alexander says he might hear the away followers within the 3067 crowd on the World Vitality Enviornment, and so they performed their half within the victory, which supplies Motherwell an opportunity of sealing European soccer for subsequent season.
However the former Scotland worldwide says there's plenty of arduous work nonetheless to be completed in clashes at dwelling to Hearts on Wednesday and at Celtic Park on Saturday.
Alexander instructed Motherwell's web site: "I am delighted, it was an excellent end result for us in a troublesome sport, which we anticipated.
"I am so happy with the gamers, as a result of we have come right here, I really feel, on the again of a harsh 1-0 defeat [at Dundee United] final week - I believed the gamers performed properly, we had some nice possibilities, and fortunes went in opposition to us for the purpose.
"However we dusted ourselves down, we have labored arduous this week - properly those that might, as a result of we have had plenty of gamers off with sickness - however they confirmed that they care, they belief one another, and look after one another.
"Kevin Van Veen and Callum Slattery had been two of the lads who had been off all week, they solely skilled yesterday, and even that took it out of them, however we had been delighted to have them on the bench,.
"We spoke to them earlier than, saying there's going to be a second after we want you each, and Kev has give you that second, to start with profitable the penalty after which placing it away was sensible.
"He lives for these moments, Kev.
"I believed, as a membership immediately, with the assist that we had immediately it is a sensible day for us."
The primary half won't have been a spectacle for these watching on immediately, with few possibilities, however Alexander says it went precisely how he had hoped, and that gave the Steelmen confidence to get the three factors.
He mentioned: "I believed we had been in command of what we wished to do within the first half. We really feel, within the video games we have performed in opposition to Ross County, we virtually play just like the away crew, and produce you on to them and so they hit you on the counter.
"We performed a extremely disciplined sport immediately. I believed the gamers had been wonderful within the first half, we did not give many alternatives away, if any, and we did not expose ourselves unnecessarily.
"We went in 0-0 at half-time, which we had been content material with, and we felt that if we stored the cleans we might have the standard to get the purpose.
"The onslaught occurred after that, we acquired deeper and deeper, and I can perceive it, as a result of they're attempting to squeeze us up the pitch to get a little bit of strain on.
"Typically it's important to be a bit extra aggressive, and a few of the blocks, tackles and saves had been superb, so I am delighted for all of them."
Alexander paid tribute to the supporters, and says he hopes to reward them of their remaining two video games of the season this week.
He mentioned: "The assist had been sensible, I heard them when the gamers had been warming up. I might hear them singing, I might hear the drum, and I believed is it going to be one other a kind of days when it is a bit particular.
"We talked about it earlier than the sport, about how you have acquired everyone behind you on the market, so let's go and provides them one thing price shouting for, and I feel the gamers did that.
"It was nice to thank them on the finish for that assist, as a result of they had been there for us right through the sport. We wish to repay that each alternative that we are able to.
"We all know generally we let ourselves down and allow them to down, but it surely's not for the need of attempting. We'll at all times strive our greatest, we did that immediately, and it was an incredible end result for us all.
"However we noticed within the top-six break up that it went proper right down to the wire and I can not see it being any completely different now.
"We have completed one of the best we are able to to offer ourselves an opportunity, we have two large, powerful challenges in fast succession, with a fast turnaround, so hopefully we are able to get the boys recovered and see who's in a match state to go once more on Wednesday, and provides it our greatest shot once more.
"That is all we are able to ask of the gamers, and so long as they maintain doing that for us and one another then I will be a contented man."
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