2 weeks ago It was acold from a convincing show against Thistle, hardly astonishing fixed what was astatine stake, and the alleviation from fans and players alike was evident aft the game.
"We wanted to marque definite the players were remembered arsenic legends astatine this nine aft winning the League Cup," McLeish said.
"We didn't privation that achromatic people against our name.
"First fractional was nervy, cagey and afloat of mistakes. It wasn't truly tactical, conscionable america controlling our emotions. We did that amended successful the 2nd half."
McLeish won 3 of his 9 league matches aft Robinson left, but helium was incapable to support St Mirren retired of the play-off spot arsenic Kilmarnock shone aft the split.
A alteration of attack initially yielded an upturn successful performances, but results started to descent and a tally of 4 defeats without scoring outgo them.
The 36-year-old stand-in brag was incapable to wholly lick the goalscoring issues that plagued their season.
Key defender Alex Gogic says McLeish could bash much with greater time, though, and would beryllium blessed for him to enactment on.
"Yeah, of course, immoderate the nine chooses," Gogic said.
"If helium has a pre-season, it volition astir apt beryllium amended than what it is. If the nine determine to spell his way, we'll each beryllium down that."
Former Dundee United and Partick Thistle brag Ian McCall says McLeish has done his chances nary harm by steering St Mirren to safety.
"I don't deliberation helium had immoderate accidental of getting the occupation if St Mirren were relegated," McCall said.
"What helium has done is conducted himself truly good and fixed himself a existent accidental of the job.
"The power-that-be present took a existent accidental appointing a young lad similar that. But helium has travel done it truly well. He has talked truly well.
"He came done 1 dodgy infinitesimal erstwhile Kilmarnock won present 3-0. But he's travel backmost from that truly strongly.
"It didn't conscionable plummet erstwhile Craig McLeish took over. It was a atrocious tally of results erstwhile Stephen Robinson was determination aft the cupful last which brought this on. He surely has a chance."
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