WELL JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER

Fir Park ace Elijah: We believe we can catch top three

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ELIJAH JUST says Motherwell are built to embrace the pressure of the big-game tests that will determine if they gatecrash the title race.

Blistering form of just one league loss in 19 has kept Jens Berthel Askou's entertainers on the coattails of the Premiership top three.

The evidence is compelling to suggest the Steelmen's wonderful season won't wilt any time soon.

Stephen Robinson called them "arguably the best team in the country" on Saturday night after they blew his Buddies away.

And Kiwi ace Just reckons they're producing their best football of the season right now - and can still get better.

That's a terrifying thought for those standing in their way.

It's Dundee United next up at Fir Park then a rearranged trip to Dundee.

If they keep on rolling, visiting Celtic Park on March 14 could be very significant indeed.

So, too, the final game before the split at Tynecastle after facing Hibs and Falkirk.

After giving the Premier Sports Cup winners a pummelling in Paisley, Askou targeted troubling Hearts, Rangers and Celtic.

His team have conceded just five goals in the last 17 games in all competitions.

And two of them were in the midweek Scottish Cup loss at Aberdeen with nine men.

When asked if he had belief in catching teams above them, Just said: "Of course, I do.