Ross County manager John Hughes is having a look at trialists after the signings of French pair Mohamed Maouche and former Norwich City playmaker Tony Andreu.
The latter made his debut on Sunday, the former Norwich City recruit appearing from the bench against one of his former clubs, Livingston. It wasn’t to be a happy return though as Hughes’ side were beat 3-1 by the Lions. It keeps County bottom of the Premiership.
Hughes was happy to get a familiar face minutes in West Lothian as he takes a look at trialists: “I am delighted. I had Tony at Livingston and you can see the talent he had. He went on his ventures to Norwich City and Coventry City – he’s a great professional. He’ll have a big part to play between now and the end of the season.
“If we can get all our players out of the injury room and back on the training pitch, and get numbers to pick from, we will have competition for places. We need all hands on deck, with everyone available from now until the end of the season. We have got one or two trialists in and I can see the buzz about them.
“I’m fully aware when you’re a player that isn’t playing you take the hump. But everybody has got to be in it together, because whoever is not playing their chance will come. When it comes, they need to go and do the business. I can see it from the substitutes, they are all willing their team-mates on. There’s a good spirit among them.
“They are an honest bunch of boys who give me all they’ve got, I would just like them to play with a bit more belief and get their foot on the ball, and pass it and move it.”
On the match against Livingston, Hughes added: “I’m honest enough to say it wasn’t a great watch, it wasn’t a great game of football. Going back to the last time we were here, we had to go and match Livingston and we certainly did that. Livingston knew they were in the game, that’s for sure. It’s just unfortunate we never got anything out of the game.”
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