Aston Villa Fires Coach Alex McLeish After One Season in Charge
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Aston Villa fired coach Alex McLeish following a year in the job after the Birmingham soccer club finished two places above the relegation zone in England’s Premier League.
“We need to be clear and candid with ourselves and with supporters about what we have lacked in recent years,” Chairman Randy Lerner said in a statement on Villa’s website. “Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent.”