St Mirren interim manager Craig McLeish is standing firm in the face of a tough stretch, insisting that his team's recent slump hasn't shaken his belief in his own coaching abilities. The Saints have lost all three matches since the Scottish Premiership split, failing to score a single goal and dropping to 11th in the table—a precarious position that has fans on edge.

"This has been one game where things haven't gone our way, but no, it doesn't question anything about me and what I believe I can do, or even within the group," McLeish said, showing the kind of resilience that defines top managers. "I put myself in this situation, I stepped up and I'm comfortable with it all."

The stakes are high for St Mirren, who now face the real possibility of securing their top-flight status through a play-off against either Dunfermline Athletic or Partick Thistle. McLeish didn't mince words about the performance that got them here, particularly after a lackluster display against Kilmarnock. "I think if you play like that today, you're not winning any games at all," he admitted. "It's the first day, though, that we've probably had like this since I've taken over the group. It's the first time I can say I'm disappointed in us as a group where we've not performed, we've not fought, we've not been hard to play against."

For McLeish, the challenge now is to rally his squad and rediscover the fighting spirit that kept them competitive earlier in the season. As the pressure mounts, his confidence remains unshaken—a quality that could be the difference between survival and relegation. Whether you're a fan or a player, sometimes it's about staying calm under fire and trusting the process.