Motherwell's new manager Alfred Johansson is sure the team can build on their 'great foundation'. The Fir Park outfit finished fourth in the Scottish Premiership last season with 54 points from 33 games, having a recent form of WLDLW.

What is the team's strategy?

Johansson wants intensity, tempo, and playing out from the back to be the hallmarks of his Motherwell side. He has been impressed with the squad in his first few training sessions. The former Rosenborg head coach looks toward the Conference League qualifiers against Havnar Boltfelag of the Faroe Islands next month.

How will the team improve?

'That's the good thing with having a strategy as a club and trying to go in the same direction, regardless of who the manager is,' Johansson said. He expects to maintain the high standards set by his predecessor Jens Berthel Askou. | Stat | Value | | --- | --- | | League standing | 4th | | Points | 54 | | Recent form | WLDLW |

What are the expectations?

Johansson will have a big say in summer recruitment, both incomings and outgoings. He is adamant that top performers like Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise, and Elliot Watt are 'committed' to Motherwell. The team's last result was a 0-1 win against Hibernian on 2026-05-16. Johansson's ideas will affect how the team is expressed on the pitch. He wants to build attacks looking for advantages on an individual level, on a team level. And collectively they have to be strong units, when they press, when they have to sit a little bit deeper at times. The foundation is great, according to Johansson. It's a privilege to come to a well-run locker room, to a well-run training session. The first real football session that they had, they ran the show by themselves in a really nice manner. So the expectation is that they'll be able to continue, they'll be able to consolidate the level. That's what they're looking to do and try to build as much as possible on top.