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Scottish Premiership: Stuart McCall confident Motherwell can recover after defeat at Aberdeen

Image: Stuart McCall: Motherwell manager has a firm belief that his team will improve their lowly league position

Stuart McCall is confident he can turn around Motherwell's after they lost a fourth straight Scottish Premiership game.

The Steelmen remain second bottom after a 1-0 loss to Aberdeen on Friday night settled by a second-minute goal by Jonny Hayes.

It was a poor game of few chances but McCall said he saw enough belief in his side’s performance to feel confident they can improve their league position.

"I was a bit lost and helpless after last Saturday and when you are on the run that we are, to lose a goal as early as that, it would have been easy to fold and lose by four or five,” said McCall.

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"But we spoke after the game and there is a real belief there.

"The first 11 games have been a disaster, there is no doubt about that, but our season starts against St Johnstone next Friday and it can't come quickly enough.

"I know words are cheap but I sense a real desire, determination and hunger in the dressing room. We have got lots of players back now and competition for places.

"Yes, obviously, confidence with the run we are going through is still fragile but with the desire and determination that is in those lads, I know once we turn it around, we can go on a run."

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was pleased with his team's solid defensive display after last week's poor performance at Hamilton where they conceded three goals to the league leaders.

McInnes said: "We were rightly accused of sloppiness and a lack of concentration against Hamilton and I thought we were stretched far too often. I thought we were the exact opposite tonight.

"Motherwell played a lot of the game in front of us which can cause an anxiety but we never really gave them an opportunity.

"It was the same back four that played last week and while they could possibly have been criticised in that match, here they were solid and full of concentration, discipline and aggression.

"All in all we kept Motherwell at arm’s length and after last week I think we were needing that."

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