Scottish Cup: Motherwell boss warns of Alloa 'trap' in Fir Park clash
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell knows what it feels like to be on the end of a Scottish Cup exit, and has warned his side not to fall into a trap set by Alloa.Kettlewell’s side will be red-hot favourites for a fourth-round clash against League One Alloa at Fir Park, but reckons they will need to be at their best to see off Andy Graham’s side.And he says a run in the competition is important for the cash-strapped Lanarkshire club.He said: “We’ve put in a lot of work with the guys who are available to us, and we’ve managed to get a bounce game in there as well.“All of that is done with the intention of trying to make sure that, come Saturday, we’re in the best place we can be, physically, to make sure we give ourselves an opportunity to try and get a run in this competition, which is really important to us.“It’s something we don’t budget for as a club, so anything that you can get off the back of that, and trying to get through the rounds, is massive.“But that’s never easy.
You’re going to come up against a team from a lower division that will come here with their tails up, and want to have a right go.“It allows me to tell the players that we will be favourites.
We’re undoubtedly the favourites, playing against a team from a lower division.“What I have to do is make sure the players understand what the mentality is going to be from that dressing room from Alloa.“How they’re going to come and how they’re going to play.
How they’re going to try and upset us and change the mood in this place.“It’s only us who can control that. If we allow that situation to happen, then it becomes a difficult day.”The Scottish Cup fourth round is usually full of surprises, and Kettlewell is keen to make sure Motherwell don’t fall victim to
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