Concerns over Motherwell's 'appalling' goal threat

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BBC Sport Scotland's Nick McPheat has been answering some of your Motherwell questions.

Ronnie asked: We are very light on the striker front, which brings me to my question. When will Zach Robinson and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos be fit as they are very much missed?

Nick answered: Not until next season, I assume. Stamatelopoulos was ruled out for at least two months with a fractured wrist in mid-March and Robinson ruptured his Achilles in December, which is unfortunate as they are probably the first and second-choice picks for the number nine spot.

There's obviously been a lot of back luck in there, but the injury situation across the whole of this season is something the club need to get to the bottom of over the summer.

William asked: Where on earth are the goals coming from in this team? Our goal threat is appalling just now.

Nick answered: Motherwell would have hoped Stamatelopoulos was going to be the guy to provide that goal threat when they spent a reported six-figure fee on him last summer. It isn't often they spend that kind of money on one player.

The Australia striker has looked pretty good when on the pitch, scoring five goals from 13 league starts, but he has sadly been plagued by injury. Tawanda Maswanhise has chipped in but has been in and out of the team under Michael Wimmer.

Callum Slattery has probably looked the team's most dangerous attacking player since he came back from injury, but that isn't ideal given he's a midfielder and there are eight (yes, eight) strikers on the books.

Motherwell will take goals from anywhere just to get themselves over the line, though, then the attack can be properly addressed over the summer.

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