WELL JOHNNY IS MEAL DEAL

JOHNNY KOUTROUMBIS was the Christmas host with the most for a bunch of his Motherwell teammate far from home.

- BY ALAN MARSHALL

And the Well fullback feels it’s that spirit of togetherness, with all the players on the same wave length, that has his team battling strongly in third.

It's a success built on the Steelmen’s solid defence.

Goalkeeper Calum Ward has not conceded a goal in 581 minutes and a run of six consecutive clean sheets is the Steelmen’s best since 1996.

Jens Berthel Askou’s side have not lost in 10 league games and visit Ibrox today sitting one place above Rangers in the table, a point in front having played a match more.

Talking about the defensive record, Koutroumbis said: “We work a lot at it in training.

“So it’s no surprise to us. We do a lot of game situations where we have to defend where the numbers aren't in our favour - it helps us deal with it sometimes out on the pitch as well.