Aston Villa caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald has admitted he didn't realise what was involved in being a Premiership manager. MacDonald was placed in charge by owner Randy Lerner following Martin O'Neill's exit and has overseen an opening day win over West Ham followed by the 6-0 thrashing at Newcastle.
He has also taken the club to the brink of the Europa League group stages after a 1-1 draw away to Rapid Vienna in the qualifying-tie's first leg.
Picking the team is just one of many things MacDonald has had to get used to since O'Neill left.
"I think it's been an eye-opener from the point of view of the amount of time that I have to spend speaking to the media and doing all the other stuff," he said.
"It's been quite easy for me for 15 years - I just go to the training ground, do my work, go back out on the training ground in the afternoon then walk away and maybe manage to go and have a game of golf sometimes.
"I can see now why the pressures are on managers and the spotlight's on them all the time."
