Klok urges fans to keep the faith

MARC Klok is urging Ross County fans to keep supporting the team – because he believes they are about to blast back to form.

The 20-year-old Dutchman has broken into the side after a patient wait since his summer switch from FC Utrecht and featured in County’s last three Scottish Premiership games.

On Saturday, a Kris Boyd cracker won the match for Kilmarnock in Dingwall, as the Staggies slumped into 11th spot, which is a relegation play-off spot this season.

However, play-maker Klok insists he sees enough from his team-mates to suggest better times are just around the corner.

He said: "The fans might be disappointed right now because we are in 11th place, but I hope they can get right behind the team. We can do it together and I am sure we will show what we have got next Saturday.

"So far this season we have been unlucky, but I can promise the fans we will get results soon.

"Everyone believes that we will get better and get the points. In training I can see we are good enough and we showed that, at least in the first half on Saturday. I think we don’t have to worry too much about where we are in the league because I know this team will improve."

Looking back to the 2-1 loss against Killie, he added: "Despite the result, I felt we performed very well, especially in the first half when we passed and move the ball well and we can build from here. We were unlucky to concede two goals, which came from two mistakes.

"When we scored to make it 1-1, I thought we would go on to win the game. It felt as if that would happen for us, but it was Kilmarnock who got the winner."

Klok has been impressed by the standard of the Scottish Premiership and says that, excluding Celtic, there’s a competitive range of teams.

He said: "The Scottish game hasn’t surprised me. In some games there have been a lot of long balls played, but that’s the Scottish game, but on Saturday we played the possession game and that’s the way it is in Holland.

"My first game this season was against Celtic at home and they were a lot better than us, but there is no shame in that because they are the biggest club in the country and the play in the Champions League.

"They pay big, big money to players, but every other team can beat another and that’s what I like about this league. Every week there are results that you don’t expect and that is good."