St Mirren need to sign players who suit McLeish's style -

St. Mirren needs to sign players who fit McLeish's style -

St Mirren's success under coach Craig McLeish will depend on whether the club signs players who fit the young coach's playing system, according to former St Mirren player Ryan Flynn. McLeish took over in March after Stephen Robinson moved to Scottish league rivals Aberdeen. "He's very assertive in terms of his style of play," Flynn said on the Scottish Football Podcast, predicting St Mirren will neither fight relegation nor challenge for a top-six place next season. "I think he will play an aggressive, attacking style that aims to press opposing teams very high. It will depend on whether Gavin Miller and the scouting team sign players who fit that style of play. There are definitely a few more players that need to be signed, especially in the attacking area. There will be a need for dribbling players and wing players, and of course you need goal scorers too." Flynn believes the departure of captain Mark O'Hara to Kilmarnock and striker Mikael Mandron is "a major weakening" but believes the "fantastic" internal changes made under Stephen Robinson will help the club position itself better. “From the top to the bottom of the club everything has actually changed,” said Flynn. "The training conditions and the changing rooms have been improved. The S Players obviously didn't feel as good at the club when Stephen Robinson left, but I think overall the club is now in a better position moving forward." The fact that the club was able to win the League Cup last season and also take part in European competitions and achieve a place in the top 6 of the league was a sign of the club's constant development. "You could see a steady improvement until the winter break, but after the winter break it was a complete collapse. But fortunately the players achieved the goal that was important to all of them, which was not to get relegated. Because that would have been a total disgrace if you produced legends of the club in one season, i.e. players who went down in the club's history books, and then you would have been relegated in the same year. That would have really cast a shadow on it."