Source: Team_Talk
Jefferies: Killie just need a break
Hosts Killie dominated possession and territory in the first half but failed to trouble Well keeper Graeme Smith in a goalless draw.[LNB]Kevin Kyle headed a good chance wide and Smith saved well from Manuel Pascali's header in an even second half but Motherwell could have snatched victory in injury-time when David Clarkson volleyed over from 12 yards.[LNB]Falkirk's 4-0 victory over Inverness later yesterday leaves Killie just three points off the bottom but Jefferies is convinced relegation will not be an issue if his team perform as they did.[LNB]He explained: "If you're building up play and putting balls in the box - okay one or two in the first half could have been a wee bit better - then sometimes you need a wee break.[LNB]"If you look at what Motherwell did at the end, they put a couple of balls in the box and it fell for them to get shots, which they put over the bar.[LNB]"That never happened for us, it always fell for them. And that's what it's been like for us.[LNB]"I couldn't fault the players' effort, we tried to get it down. As long as we keep playing like that, we'll get enough points to make sure we're okay."[LNB]David Fernandez and Mehdi Taouil were key to Killie's promising first-half play after shaking off injuries to return to the starting line-up.[LNB]Fernandez shares his manager's belief that all they need is some luck to secure their first SPL win since beating Hibernian on December 27.[LNB]"We have been playing like this for most of the season," the 33-year-old Spaniard said. "It's all about getting breaks and not conceding goals. We've been doing that too often.[LNB]"We're in this position because of that, not because we've been playing badly.[LNB]"We have confidence about the team. It's just a bit annoying because, the way we are playing, we should be able to get more points.[LNB]"Eventually it will come. We cannot be so unlucky. We had most of the game, eventually we will get a break and after that it's going to be much easier for us."[LNB]Motherwell were not at their flowing best but their defence rarely looked like conceding.[LNB]Mark McGhee's side have now lost just once in 12 SPL matches and centre-back Mark Reynolds feels they have developed a resolute streak which will give them every chance of securing a top-six place.[LNB]"I think we have turned a corner that way, where two or three months ago that would have been a game where we got beaten," the 21-year-old said.[LNB]"It's great that we're more solid and it gives the boys up front the chance to get a goal that could be the winner.[LNB]"Because we have seen so often in this league, it's usually the team that scores first that wins the game, so it's great we can put up a solid front."[LNB][LNB]
