Liam Kelly admits Motherwell ought to have performed extra matches in preparation for the beginning of the brand new season.
The Steelmen have been caught chilly by Sligo Rovers within the Europa Convention League and suffered an embarrassing 3-0 combination defeat over the 2 legs that led to supervisor Graham Alexander's departure.
The League of Eire aspect are already properly into their season, whereas Motherwell performed simply two friendlies earlier than their conflict - a 5-1 win in Austria over Vorwarts Steyr and a 1-0 victory over Championship aspect Partick Thistle.
Requested if their preparation may have been higher Kelly, who captained the workforce within the Euro ties, admitted: "In hindsight, I feel we may have performed one or two extra video games.
"Sligo are in the midst of their season and you may see that in each video games. Not a lot late on, however early on by way of their sharpness.
"I feel they began each video games higher compared to us.
"However there is not any excuse for us dropping that sport.
"I am not going to say if we might be in the midst of our season we might have overwhelmed Sligo, there is not any excuses.
"The gamers on the night time weren't adequate and everyone knows that."
Motherwell - now with simply 5 wins of their final 23 aggressive video games - go into their first match of the Scottish Premiership season towards St Mirren immediately with Academy chief Steven Hammell and under-18s coach Brian Kerr taking the workforce on an interim foundation.
The Buddies, who've 4 matches within the Premier Sports activities Cup below their belt, are managed by former 'Properly boss Stephen Robinson and he has been linked with a shock return to Fir Park.
Whereas Kelly swerved the query on Robinson probably returning, he desires 'Properly to place in a efficiency for the extremely revered caretaker coaches.
He mentioned: "Stephen Robinson was clearly a really profitable supervisor for Motherwell and I am certain he will not be the final title to be linked with the job.
"The rationale I got here again to Motherwell was as a result of it's such a horny, large membership with so many professionals.
"However I do not suppose it is proper for me to be commenting on the opposition's supervisor by way of coming right here.
"I've not bought any ideas on it to be trustworthy, I am actually centered on the match.
"Steven Hammell has large respect amongst everybody in our altering room.
"He was the membership captain right here for a very long time, he is seen every thing right here at Motherwell so something we have skilled: supervisor adjustments, adjustments within the league, relegation fights, he is skilled each little bit of it.
"So we'll lean on him and we'll give it our best possible go for him as properly.
"He is bought an incredible relationship with us, he is within the constructing each single day so, as a lot as we do not have a everlasting manger simply now, we're actually completely satisfied that Hammy is in cost and we need to do properly for him.
"St Mirren have a very good supervisor with a number of good gamers, lots of whom was right here, so we all know how tough the sport goes to be.
"We are able to solely take care of the sport arising and provides our absolute most for the supporters, particularly those that have been over in Eire paying good cash to come back and watch us.
"We need to get higher and switch our kind round."
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