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(Reuters) – Australian midfielder Ralph Hazenhotel has been named coach of the English Premier League for two and a half years, replacing troubled Mark Hughes, the club said in a statement on Wednesday.
Hazenhotel, 51, will coach Razen Ball in the former Leipzig team Thursday, a day after Southampton faces Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Wednesday.
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Southampton sacked Welsh coach Hughes after a 2-2 home draw against Manchester United on Saturday before sinking into the relegation zone with a win in 14 games.
Newcomer Haznutel Leipzig led the Bundesliga to second place in the 2016-2017 season before leaving in May after a dispute with the club over his new contract.
The former Austrian striker will become Southampton's fourth coach in two years after the dismissal of Claude Boyle and Mauricio Pellegrino since the transfer of Ronald Koman to Everton in 2016.
"Changing coaches gives us a very fast new start," said Ralf Krueger, president of Southampton. "Ralph has become our ideal candidate for this position.
"As a coach, he embodies pbadion, order, structure, communication skills, work ethic and the constant pursuit of growth, and that is what we are trying to do in Southampton. "
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Kroger said Hazenhotel was following Southampton since he was the team's coach and had driven him into the Bundesliga for the first time in 2015.
"As soon as we met, it seemed as though his enthusiasm for football and his quest for Premier League work and new experience was very clear, and in our discussions with him we quickly aligned ourselves with values and vision. of the club."
Southampton said current badistant coach Kelvin Davies, goalkeeper coach Dave Watson and Walick Gross, director of sports science, would help the Austrian coach in his mission.
Many Southampton fans have hailed the dismissal of Hughes after being frustrated by his inability to extract the best of a good selection of talented people.
The Welsh contributed to Southampton's failure when he finished the season in 17th place, but dropped to 18th after being defeated by seven times.
The team won a league win at Crystal Palace in September, while hungry fans saw their team win at home once in the past 12 months, beating Bournemouth 2-1 in April.
(Reuters)
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