Alex McLeish Quotes

United Kingdom, Football Manager
January 21, 1959

Alexander McLeish is a Scottish football manager and former player, who is currently the Scotland national team manager. Born in Glasgow, McLeish played as a central defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.

We had no hesitation sending on Ross, because of his set-piece prowess.

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I think much will depend on the system we play, and there could be a bit of versatility in there.

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- Play
- System
- Versatility

To go up 2-0 and then lose that lead and draw the game was something we could not have foreseen. That is something which has to be sorted.

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- Game
- Foreseen
- Sorted
We have been disappointing on our travels, so we need to give our supporters something to shout about. You just need to put two or three results together and you could be climbing the table.

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Craig Beattie's quick, he's very fast, and he's got great pace.

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- Fast
- Pace
- Quick
The more you lose, the more you don't win.

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- Win
- More
- Lose
I'm delighted we have signed Julien. He has a wealth of experience which is something we need to aid the aspirations of the club. He will undoubtedly strengthen the squad. The French market is very well known to me and I have followed the player for a period of time.

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- Experience
- Player
- Club
Shay Given is champing on the door to be involved this weekend.

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- Door
- Weekend
- Champing

We live for games like these.

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- Live
- Like
- Games
You only get a second to score a goal in football. In Wolves' case it was 20 seconds.

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- Football
- Goal
- Second