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Winger can get even better — Dickov
FILIPE Morais earned special praise from his manager after an excellent showing in the victory over Huddersfield.

The Portuguese winger, who now starts a three-game first-team ban for a red card in the reserves, caused major problems for the Terriers with his clever movement and close control.

In the first half particularly, Morais was hugely influential and caused panic in the visiting ranks.

And the player currently on non-contract terms with Athletic got a good reception from the crowd when he retired from the action, clearly exhausted, 10 minutes from time.

But it remains to be seen whether he will stay at the club in the long-term.

Morais, who turns 25 on Sunday, has had disciplinary problems in the past.

In 2008, he was fined £500 by Edinburgh Sheriff Court after being found guilty of assaulting a casino doorman while playing for Hibs.

And that recent silly dismissal for violent conduct against Preston didn't help his chances of landing a permanent contract.

At the same time, there are few 'perfect' players with talent available for free at this level.

And Boundary Park boss Paul Dickov, whose impact on the squad has already led to several players upping their performance levels from those displayed under previous management, hopes that the imperfections in Morais can be ironed out to the benefit of the club.

“Filipe will get better as he gets fitter,” said Dickov of the former Hibs and St Johnstone winger, who started his career as a trainee at Chelsea.

“We have been trying to get him in for a while.

“He is a talented boy, he knows how we want to play and the biggest thing for us is that he is hungry.

“We feel he can get better under us and we feel he can make us better. He has got a point to prove.

“We can’t go out and spend money on players as we haven’t got it.

“So we have to do our homework, go out and watch players and get them in on trial.

“And the one thing he gives us is something different as he has quality on the ball.”