Jane Lewis - BBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterThu, November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM UTC·2 min readMotherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou has been speaking to the media before his side's Premiership match with leaders Hearts.
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He insist his players must stay "hungry, humble but not greedy". Says it's important not to get too complacent and "to stay on the right side of that thin line where you get overconfident" because things are going well.
Askou is not surprised Hearts have slipped up in the past two matches, saying even the "best teams in the world struggle winning every game", and doesn't think it will affect their confidence.
On Motherwell's recent form and performances, the Dane says he's been surprised at how quickly he has transformed things although he always knew the potential was there.
Despite a good win over Hibs in midweek, he's told his players not to "expect us to just be on top" against "very strong team" Hearts. Askou says they have to be mindful of of the previous meeting when Hearts rallied from three down to draw.
On Premiership top scorer Tawanda Maswanhise, Askou says he is "extremely important because he has that ability to really explode" with his pace.
The club are in talks about when Maswanhise will join up with Zimbabwe for the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on 21 December. Askou says while it's a blow to lose the forward, Motherwell have "a plan" and it doesn't mean they'll be less competitive in that position.
The Motherwell manager is relishing the atmosphere on Saturday when a crowd of around 10,000 - including 4,800 away fans - is expcted.
He adds: "We won't be blown out of the stadium by 20,000 supporters like you sometimes have the feeling you do when you play at Tynecastle."
Stephen O'Donnell is back in training and has a chance of making the squad on Saturday. Andy Halliday is "progressing".
