Ross County manager Derek Adams hopes his new signings can settle in quickly and help his team get the points he feels they deserve.

Second-bottom County face a crucial match on Tuesday when they travel to Motherwell, who are three points ahead of them in the cinch Premiership.

Adams brought in seven new players during the transfer window but has had to deal with the loss of the likes of Connor Randall and Jack Baldwin through injury.

“These players have got problems that have been there throughout the season,” he said in a club video. “It’s come to a time where they need to be assessed.

“Some of them have had operations and they are missing from the squad.

“We had seven missing on Saturday so we had to take in replacements in the window.

“It’s not easy for the ones that are coming in because they are coming into a new football club and a new environment and it takes them time to settle in. They are trying their best.”

County beat Motherwell 3-0 two months ago to make it seven points from Adams’ first three matches back in charge.

But they have since gone eight games without victory and lost six of those, the latest at home to St Johnstone.

“We are trying to take points and win games all the time,” Adams said.

“You saw that on Saturday. We had really good possession, we were driving forward and creating openings. We just haven’t been able to get the goals we deserve.

“That’s just something you have to deal with. It’s not easy because it’s a game we have lost that we should have taken something from.”