Motherwell 'fuming' after letting two-goal lead slip against 10-man Killie, says star

Raging Motherwell midfielder Callum Slattery says drawing 2-2 in opposition to Kilmarnock left his aspect fuming,as they let a two-goal lead slip away in opposition to 10 males.

Kevin van Veen gave Motherwell a first-half lead and 23-year-old Slattery bagged a second on the hour, to have the hosts seemingly cruising in opposition to toothless Killie.

That seemed to be even additional of their favour when visiting captain Alan Energy was proven a straight crimson card eight minutes later.

However in a loopy two-minute spell, Paul McGinn headed a Danny Armstrong cross into his personal web, earlier than Liam Polworth fired an unstoppable shot into the highest proper nook from 25 yards out to degree.

Englishman Slattery, who signed from Southampton in July 2021, mentioned: “It positively appears like a defeat.

“To be two objectives up after which concede two in opposition to 10 males, it feels greater than a defeat, actually.

“It’s so irritating, and we’re fuming by it.

“To come back away with solely a degree, we’re not blissful in any respect.

Motherwell gamers have a good time Slattery's objective, however their pleasure was short-lived as Killie fought again to take a degree (Picture: SNS Group)

“It could have been a springboard, it was there for us, and we had it in each palms, however we let it slip – we’ve obtained no-one in charge however ourselves.”

Slattery added: “We scored the second objective, we felt in management, and which will have been our drawback.

“That five-minute spell after we simply let it lapse, and conceded two objectives, it’s simply not adequate.

“It could have been large to get a second dwelling win, and it appears like a defeat.

“We actually really feel that if we had received at present it could have put us on a superb run and we might begin selecting up some factors.”

Slattery says Motherwell can take positives from scoring two objectives and creating quite a few different probabilities, however is aware of they have to begin taking them.

He mentioned: “We wish to choose up as many factors as potential. We had greater than a superb likelihood to try this, and we’ve let it go.

Kilmarnock gamers have a good time their unlikely level (Picture: SNS Group)

“We had a number of probabilities that we didn’t take, however we had a two-goal lead, they usually went all the way down to 10 males, so the ultimate end result ought to by no means be the case.

“It’s laborious to have a look at something optimistic while you’re two objectives forward and also you give away a lead like that.”

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