St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson believes he can repeat Curtis Main trick and get Tony Watt back to his best

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Stephen Robinson is a firm believer that confidence is the key to unlocking any striker’s full potential.And the St Mirren manager is convinced he can get Tony Watt back on track in the exact same way he’s steered in-form Curtis Main back to his bustling best.It wasn’t too long ago that Main was getting stick from his own supporters in Paisley.Now the powerful striker is undoubtedly one of the first names on the St Mirren teamsheet – with the 30-year-old increasingly potent in front of goal.Robinson teased the best out of Main at Motherwell too, and now he’s determined to do the same with Watt, who has his own point to prove in Paisley after being deemed surplus to requirements by Dundee United.With striker Jonah Ayunga cruelly ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up a cruciate knee ligament injury, there’s a huge space that’s opened up in the Buddies’ frontline.And Robinson believes he can get Watt back to his best both physically and mentally to plug the gap alongside Main with aplomb.Robinson told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “Curtis has been playing superbly well.

Of course, in life you get rejected and sometimes you use that as your motivating factor to prove people wrong.“He’s a strong character.

When I first came in here I tried to put him on as a sub and got abused by my own fans! But it didn’t faze him at all and he just kept going.“I knew what he could offer.

I knew a fit, confident Curtis is a top player but the problem was he didn’t play a lot before I came in. He needed game-time, five or six games in a row and he’s now had that platform.