John McGlynn hopes striker Jacob Murrell’s scoring streak will continue after a fifth goal in six games for the American helped Falkirk beat Kilmarnock 3-0.
Summer signing Murrell, 22, headed home in between own goals from Cathal McCarthy and George Stanger as Falkirk moved up to seventh in the William Hill Premiership.
The former DC United forward has benefited from settling swiftly in Scotland following his move across the Atlantic, according to boss McGlynn.
In atrocious conditions, Murrell was an excellent focal point for Falkirk who coped with the elements better than Killie.
McGlynn said: “We played the conditions – it’s what you have to do and we make no excuses for that.
“But there were a lot of really good individual performances in our team.
“Finley Barbrook was excellent in a different position.
“Big Deniss (Melniks) came into midfield and did so well and Jacob got another goal.
“Jacob is very confident now. Like everything else, you come from America and you’ve got to adjust.
“Loads of things are different, even driving on the other side of the road is something you’ve got to get used to.
“He’s living in Glasgow, he’s now settled down, he’s comfortable and his form is really, really good.
“A couple of goals last week, another one today.
“He takes the header really well. It’s a carbon copy of the goal he scored at Tannadice from a corner.
“From my point of view, long may that last.”
Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann conceded that his team failed to match Falkirk’s ability to adapt to a wild wind and, in the second period, a deluge of rain.
“It’s just a horrible game of football,” said McCann.
“The conditions were absolutely terrible for both teams.
“But the bottom line is Falkirk did the ugly side of the game and the basics better to get the reward of three points.
“We, of course, wanted to get the ball on the deck.
“But today wasn’t about getting the ball on the deck.
“I said that to them before the game. It’s not, ‘forget everything we’ve worked on’ – it’s just playing the conditions.
“I’m fully aware of that. I’m an experienced guy in football.
“I understand that you can’t be a purist out there.”
Falkirk took advantage of the wind in their favour by taking a 2-0 lead in at the interval.
Kilmarnock stay 11th in the table after being unable to put their hosts under pressure in similar fashion.
“We never asked the questions of them in the second half that they did to us in the first half,” admitted McCann.
“It’s about asking teams to defend under really poor conditions. Horrible wind, rain, whatever it is.
“In the second half, we had the opportunity to go and do that to Falkirk and we never took it. It’s simple.”
