Juhani Ojala says Motherwell's clash against Ross County this evening is a 'six-pointer' if the club wants to achieve its aims of reaching the Premiership top six after the split.Graham Alexander's side go toe-to-toe with the in-form Highlanders at Fir Park, still looking for their first league win of 2022.Motherwell received a major boost when goals from Jordan Roberts and Kaiyne Woolery saw them fight back from 2-0 down against Rangers to draw 2-2 on Sunday, following a 1-1 draw in the league against Aberdeen and a 2-1 Scottish Cup fifth round triumph over the Dons the previous weekend.But Finnish defender Ojala says it's important to start getting three points on the board.He said: "I think it's a really important game, now.
We need to go for three points. If we want to go for top six we have to win these kinds of games."This is almost like a six-pointer, so the only thing is the win.
If you want to go top six you have to win these games."The 32-year-old admits frustration after a knee injury kept him out for over a month in November-December.
He returned in the 2-1 Boxing Day win over Livingston - the last time Motherwell took three points - and has been in and out of the team since.However, he climbed off the bench in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw at Ibrox, and hopes to play his part in the league run-in.He said: "I'm back in action and it's good.
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