Ross County defender Richard Foster reckons the international break will have allowed other teams to take stock of the Staggies’ fine start to the campaign.
County sit fifth in the Premiership having racked up 10 points from six games, signing off for last weekend’s break with a 2-1 home victory against Dundee United.
The Highlanders’ form has been a huge improvement on this time last season when the Dingwall side failed to register their first points of the campaign until their eighth game with a 2-1 success against Dundee in late-September.
Foster believes teams are becoming increasingly wary of County’s threat but the 30-year-old has backed his side to pick up from where they left off when they face Motherwell at Fir Park tomorrow.
Foster said: “Teams are starting to realise we’re not easy to play against.
“We’re a fit side. We don’t let teams settle and get into their way of playing and we carry a goal threat.
“Everyone wants to be playing all the time. We want the games to keep coming.
“The break came at a time when we were just ready to kick on but I’m sure the break will have made little difference to the form of the team.
“I don’t think the break will upset our momentum at all, though. We’ve worked really hard in training this week.
“The break has come at a time when we were building momentum but we’ll be back on track immediately.”
Foster joined County in the summer after leaving Championship side Rangers, returning to the north of Scotland having grown up at Elgin before spending the first nine years of his senior career with Aberdeen.
After two years in Glasgow, the full back is already feeling back at home, adding: “It’s a lot quieter. I’ve been at Elgin a lot more and I’ve seen the family a lot more.
“It has been really good in that respect, although I do miss Glasgow. My girlfriend is there along with everything else the city brings.
“I commute by train – half an hour to Inverness and then half hour here to Dingwall.
“I enjoy just sitting and chilling out for that hour’s travel. It’s nice in the morning and going home I can get time to myself and collect my thoughts.
“It has been really good so far. It’s certainly better than driving that A96 – it’s far too busy a road for the size of it.”