MOTHERWELL manager Stephen Robinson has challenged his players to get to their second major final of the season for their match-winning captain Carl McHugh.
The Fir Park skipper scored a stupendous volley three minutes from the end of their Scottish Cup quarter final against Hearts to book another trip to Hampden, but he will sit out the semi-final after picking up his second booking of the competition earlier in the match.
And Robinson would love nothing more than to see him rewarded for his contribution yesterday by getting to lead his team out in a showpiece final for the second time this term, even if he was surprised himself by his skipper’s match-winning moment.
“Did I see the goal coming? On Carl’s right foot? No!” laughed Robinson.
“He was excellent again for us. He maybe doesn’t get all the plaudits but what he does in front of the back four is excellent. “Unfortunately he is going to miss the semi- final after picking up a booking. That is a travesty for the boy. Now we have to make sure we get to the final to give him his just rewards.
“You couldn’t wish for a better bunch of boys to work with and hopefully Hampden will be a special occasion again.”
And Robinson believers their recent experience at the national stadium can stand them in good stead.
“We knew what the feeling was like when we beat Rangers at Hampden," he said.
“We have been there before so I don’t think we will be over-awed."
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