Motherwell manager Stuart McCall saw his ambitious tactics pay off in their 3-1 win at St Johnstone as Jamie Murphy hit a double.
Murphy was moved inside to a central position after Well went four games without scoring and given licence to run at the Saints defence with Henrik Ojamaa often peeling to the left.
The tactics took less than 40 seconds to come to fruition when Ojamaa cut in from the left and fired a shot that deflected into the path of Murphy, who steered the ball home from 14 yards.
Murphy himself drifted over to the left before scoring the second, running 30 yards and cutting inside Gary Miller before firing inside the near post from just outside the box.
McCall told Murphy where he would be playing on Thursday and felt the news had "put a spring in his step".
Murphy admitted the position allows him more opportunity going forward but he was quick to praise his team-mates.
"It's maybe a bit easier to get on the scoresheet and get on the ball a bit more," he said.
"Henrik and Higgy did a great job. Henrik ran the defence ragged and Higgy won almost every header.
"We are all about the team, and the reason I played well behind them was because Henrik and Higgy did well."
The 23-year-old's only other two goals this season came at Kilmarnock when he played in the same role but he will not be concerned if he does not start there when Dundee United visit Fir Park on Wednesday.
"It's obviously a role that's not played that often," Murphy said. "I know that, it's not like I'm going in asking he manager to play in there.
"If the manager wants me to play on the left, I'd gladly play there, if he wants me to play up front, on the right, sitting just behind the front two, then wherever is best for the team. I pride myself in being a hard worker and all about the team.
"Wherever the manager thinks is best for me for that particular game, then great.
"Today the manager's tactics have worked and we came away with the win, but you never know, it might change for Wednesday."
The former Scotland Under-21 international reverted to a wide-left role for the second half and Motherwell were comfortable.
Nicky Law burst through on to Keith Lasley's pass to dink home the third on 73 minutes and the game was well and truly over by the time Saints substitute David Robertson fired home Rowan Vine's cutback with three minutes left.
Motherwell could have been even more comfortable if Ojamaa had taken a chance in the third minute after dispossessing Saints goalkeeper Alan Mannus, but he shot high and wide with the goal gaping.
The Estonian has not scored this season but McCall is still satisfied with his performances.
"It was a big thing this week whether to change the side," McCall said. "Bob McHugh has been rattling the goals in for the reserves and doing well in training.
"I look at Henrik last week, he created three great chances and, if we take them, he's got three assists.
"I said last season when he came in, in training he couldn't hit a barn door when he was on trial. But when he came in, he got nine goals.
"As much as we say he needs a goal, if he keeps contributing to the team like that then he'll stay in the side."
St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas, whose side missed an opportunity to go top of the league, described his side's defending for Murphy's goals as "criminal".
But Gregory Tade missed a great chance to level when he was off target with a free header from six yards, and they created a number of less clear-cut chances before the second goal.
Lomas said: "We got into some good positions and missed some good chances. I'm not here to criticise boys that miss chances because you have got to be in there.
"But when you're not defending well, you have certainly got to take your chances, and we didn't."
