Motherwell's manager Jens Berthel Askou is leading the team to a dominant brand of football, with the fourth-most possession regains in Europe. They have been playing some of the most aesthetically pleasing patterns in Europe, with proven defenders Paul McGinn and Stephen O'Donnell instrumental in their success. Askou believes there are thousands of players across the globe with untapped potential, inhibited by a reductive environment or lost in a vague system. He was in a similar boat as a player, who spent most of his career in his homeland, bar a spell in Turkey and a couple of years at Norwich City and Millwall between 2009 and 2011. He had the ability to be a ball-playing centre-back, but never found a coach who gave him that opportunity. Askou's team has been on a roll, with a 1-1 draw against Celtic in their last match. They had seen 58 per cent of the ball in the first half, and had the same expected goals (xG) and number of shots as Celtic. They had managed 14 touches inside the opposition penalty area compared to Celtic's eight, and completed 285 passes to the home side's 191. These are not normal numbers for Celtic in a domestic home game. Certainly not when they are five points behind Hearts in the title race. But it has become normal this season where Motherwell are concerned. Their dominant brand of football has been one of the most entertaining to watch in Europe since their Danish head coach arrived last summer. For context, out of all the teams in the Scottish Premiership, English Championship and the top five leagues in Europe, Motherwell have the fourth-most possession regains of any team. They also have the 11th highest possession share, and only Elche's goalkeeper makes more passes per 90 than Motherwell's Calum Ward (40.3).