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Goal<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Pressure is mounting on Alex McLeish as Aston Villa have failed to score in three games and face a tough trip to Bolton on Saturday.<\/p>\n

But the Scot has insisted it is best to ignore the growing mass of reactionary critics who seek to heap blame on managers after poor results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe social networks and phone-ins have evolved and have made it a blame culture, a knee-jerk culture,\u201d he told The Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you\u2019ve just got to deal and live with it. That\u2019s just the way it is. You keep your powder dry until you have a moment like Andre Villas-Boas the other night.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of what people tell you, you are aware of what\u2019s out there but why listen or read that? It would not help any individual at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reference to Villas-Boas’ \u201cpersecution\u201d outburst after Chelsea’s win over Valencia highlighted McLeish’s awareness that his contemporaries use the media for the benefit of their players.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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