MOTHERWELL striker Curtis Main admits he is frustrated by his lack of goals this season, but he feels that he is playing better than he ever has for the club.

The forward hit nine goals in the second half of last season after arriving from Portsmouth in January, but he has hit just two league goals so far during this campaign.

Despite that relative drought, Main believes that he has given a better all-round contribution to the cause this term.

“In terms of goals scored, I’m not where I would like to be this season but, overall, I think the performances I’ve been putting in suggest that, if anything, I’m playing better than I was when I first came here,” Main said.

“For a variety of reasons, the goals haven’t been coming as frequently as before but, generally, I’m quite happy with what I’ve been doing for the majority of this campaign and I hope that continues – only with added goals.

“I should have had one last weekend against Hearts – I didn’t see anything wrong with it but, unfortunately, the officials did and that’s the kind of challenge I’m facing at the moment.

“That’s the way goes but you just move on to the next one and, hopefully, I can get on the scoresheet at McDiarmid Park [this afternoon].

“I’m a confident person, I know what I’m capable of doing and, as far as I’m concerned, nothing’s changed. Every time I go out on to the pitch I expect to be at my best.

“Obviously, like any striker, you’re judged first and foremost on the number of goals you score but I think my contribution to games has been appreciated from within the team, particularly with the assists I can provide plus holding up the ball to bring other team-mates into the game.

“It’s not as though I feel we’ve been missing a load of chances because they’ve been few and far between in certain games, to be honest.

“However, I feel that we’ve definitely picked up in the last month when it comes to that. Because our all-round displays have been stronger, we’ve been able to make more chances and we’re looking to build on that.”