Stephen O'Donnell says the Tynecastle win proves that everybody is pulling in the right direction
Stephen O’Donnell admits tactics went out the window as Motherwell put their bodies on the line to beat Hearts 1-0 on Saturday, despite being down to 10 men.Callum Slattery’s 29th-minute strike – with VAR over-ruling an offside flag – proved to be the winner, even with Paul McGinn shown a second yellow card for a foul on Liam Boyce in 69 minutes.
He said: “It was certainly a graft and the gaffer touched on it that everybody put their body on the line, worked hard and did a job for the team.“Credit to the team, credit to the manager – it was a great result. More sports news from across Lanarkshire “I think the tactics and stuff go out the window to an extent when you’re having to throw your body on the line, but we did great.
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