Source: Team_Talk
Brown gloomy despite unbeaten run
The Steelmen followed up their scrappy 1-0 win over Accies the previous weekend with another point in their quest to secure a top-six place but Brown was unimpressed with their display.[LNB]On-loan Everton goalkeeper John Ruddy played a crucial role in securing Motherwell's sixth clean sheet in seven SPL games under Brown with a succession of saves, mainly from Simon Mensing, early in the second half on Saturday.[LNB]But Well could have snatched all three points when John Sutton blazed over after beating the offside trap midway through the second half and Brown admitted fatigue played a huge factor following their midweek draw against Rangers.[LNB]However, he warned they will have to perform far better against Hibernian at Fir Park on Saturday.[LNB]"It's a bit humbling, we got good praise in midweek and probably deserved praise but we don't deserve praise today," Brown said.[LNB]"I'm sure John Hughes, who was here, will be thinking 'We'll get three points against Motherwell'. We have got to prove otherwise.[LNB]"We have got an unbeaten run but we're not proud of the two Hamilton performances."[LNB]Winger Jim O'Brien agreed that their exertions against Rangers had taken their toll.[LNB]"We put a lot into the game on Wednesday and felt bad we never won the game," the 22-year-old said.[LNB]"We were confident we could put on another performance but there were too many who weren't at the races, including myself."[LNB]The winger was substituted in the 55th minute and Brown said: "He ran himself to an absolute standstill in midweek. We had to prop him up to get him to play.[LNB]"Maybe in hindsight we should have freshened the team up and made a few changes because we have got a number of bright young boys on the bench."[LNB]Although Hamilton had slightly more chances than their visitors, they also failed to match their midweek display when they won 2-0 at Dundee United.[LNB]Manager Billy Reid said: "We went away from home on Wednesday and were brilliant and we came back home and stuttered a bit, but it's another clean sheet and a point on the board.[LNB]"But we have got big, big players to come back. Our two most influential midfield players, James Wesolowski and Alex Neil, have to come back and our top scorer (Mickael-Antoine Curier) is not playing.[LNB]"But we are fairly happy with the players we've got, Dougie Imrie came in and worked really hard again, and we'll move on."[LNB][LNB]
