Motherwell | vs | Dunfermline Athletic |
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| Date | : | Wed, Dec 28, 2011 | Time | : | 20:45 CET |
| Play on | : | Scottish Premier League |
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Motherwell manager Stuart McCall admits the weather could dictate his team selection for the visit of Clydesdale Bank Premier League bottom club Dunfermline.With weather warnings issued for strong wind, McCall, who named an unchanged squad from his side's 2-0 defeat to Hearts on Christmas Eve, has some tactical alterations in mind for the Fir Park clash.
"I was at Albion Rovers (on Monday) and the wind just spoiled any chance of having a decent game of football,'' McCall said.
"The bottom line is you have just got to do whatever it takes to get three points.
"I won't name the side until before the kick-off. Normally I would have done it but I'll see what the conditions hold for us and the way to go about playing not only Dunfermline but the conditions.''
Motherwell were slow to adapt to windy conditions during a goalless draw against Dundee United and their abandoned match against Hibernian, which the visitors led 1-0 when a floodlight fire struck.
McCall said: "There were times when we tried to play too much football and the bottom line is, when it's conditions like that, you just want to put pressure on the opposing defence, get it in the box and have shots on goal, rather than trying to play football in conditions that are not suitable for a passing style of game.''
Motherwell are looking to bounce back from their defeat by Hearts on Christmas Eve, only their second SPL reverse against teams from outside the Old Firm.
And McCall expects his side to motivate themselves to atone following a rare off day away from home.
"We're not lying down and accepting it but we can't always be at our best,'' McCall said.
"If we had players at their best all the time they wouldn't be at Motherwell.
"But this season they have certainly been excellent. We have lost the game and we have got to look to bounce back now.''
Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre has warned his players their immediate futures are on the line ahead of the clash.
The Pars travel to Fir Park bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League and their latest setback came when they were defeated 3-0 at home by St Johnstone on Saturday.
"It's clearly more than hard work on the training ground (that's needed),'' McIntyre said.
"We need to get some bodies in and hopefully that will happen in January. I have not got a figure in terms of what I have to spend.
"I believe in the group of players that we have got but when you keep making the same mistakes, and if you don't learn, then it's time to move on.''
Dunfermline are again without goalkeeper Paul Gallacher, who remains sidelined with a shoulder injury while Craig Easton and Kevin Rutkiewicz are unlikely to feature as they seek to improve their match fitness following injury.
Austin McCann, Nick Phinn, Steven Bell and Steven McDougall remain absent
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