BLOOD, SWEAT AND NO CHEERS

Plenty of effort but little inspiration in drab draw as Tannadice fans boo their team despite a rare clean sheet

- NEIL ROBERTSON AT TANNADICE

JIM GOODWIN admitted he understood why the Dundee United fans booed at the final whistle of a desperately drab draw against Motherwell.

The result means that the Terrors have now failed to win in their last seven matches.

However, the Irishman was determined to accentuate the positives, with his side keeping their first clean sheet since September 23 when they beat Aberdeen 2-0.

Goodwin said: "We understand the frustration from the supporters. They turned out in great numbers again today.

"We've kept a clean sheet against a really, really good team.

"I'm going to give my players a bit of credit today, off the back of a really disappointing performance last weekend.

"We're not happy not to win the game. We don't set up to draw games of football. But we set up in a way out of respect to the opposition. Motherwell are a very good possession-based team.

"I think they're probably, at this moment, the best team in the country in terms of how they play the game.

"Now unbeaten in their last nine games, they've kept five clean sheets in their last five.