The chaos in Southampton goes beyond the limits of the coach

A little over two years have pbaded since Southampton beat one of Europe's best clubs by beating Internazionale 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League at St Mary's. Here is a question in itself: how does the performance of the team deteriorate?

During this period, three coaches were expelled, millions of pounds were lost for unsuccessful proceedings and procedures, and the club twice approached the relegation zone, which threatens them again. . Southampton, which no longer has the taste to win since September, seems to have forgotten the way forward, while European adventures seem to belong to a long past. However, goals set by new coach Ralph Haznutel (the successor to Mark Hughes of Wales, who is in power on Monday) provide answers to some of the questions of whether the team has enough desire to restore these adventures.

In fact, stories of misfortune can not hide behind a series of poor results under Hughes: they have won only one of the 15 Premier League matches this season and in just three games since March. And last season, Hughes managed to get just eight points in eight games, which ultimately allowed him to escape relegation with his victory against Swansea City, another club often considered a model to follow for other clubs. Tags.

Hughes seems to have always given all players the choice to form his team. In the end, pay the price, and leave the club's longtime executive vice-president, as well as the club's technical affairs director, Martin Hunter, last month. As a result, Hughes' departure became a matter of time, which marked the final stage of a long-planned reform process – at least six months ago.

Thanks to sustained waves of success, the club managed to return to the Premier League, coming from the second division. Reid is talking about a five-year plan in 2014. Certainly, this is not the current plan. The situation as a whole gives an unfortunate picture of the situation in general, with club supporters blaming club president Ralph Kruger and Chinese owner Zhao Zhisheng for their ambitions.

It is clear that the chaos of the club goes beyond the limits of the coach. There are certainly questions about the efficiency of a team that is swollen, as Hughes had hinted after Southampton failed to maintain its two-goal lead against Manchester United last Saturday. "The dominant view is that we are supposed to do better, but is it realistic?" Hughes said. I do not know, especially since we were in 17th place last year. "

It is clear that the excessive number of transactions involving new players has failed to improve the level of the team, especially the transaction of Guido Carrillo in January, for a record amount in the US. club history of 19.2 million pounds, as well as the inclusion of Mario Lemina for 18 million pounds sterling. And Sufian Bouval for 16 million pounds. Carillo and Sufian Bouval offered a loan during the summer, when Yannick Vestergaard and Mohamed El Yunessi were included, but they have not yet left a significant impact on the team. Although Southampton is generally advised of its decisions during the transfer season, it has been very popular over the past two years.

The performance of the individual players was disappointing, as Hughes was unable to push them to a consistent level of performance. The mistake, signed by Wesley Huddit and having contributed to the defeat against Fulham, was a clbadic example of the naivety that dominated Southampton's performance. This mistake was made by a defender who represents a new expensive addition to the team and has not been evaluated consistently.

In the end, Hughes was impatient with the most experienced players and chose to rely on up and coming players such as Jan Valery and Michael Obafemi, instead of Charlie Austin and Manolo Gabadini. Defenders like Stephen Davis, James Ward Browse and Matt Trout remained unimproved, while Fraser Foster earned more than £ 60,000 a week for his third-choice goal.

It's also a case of mental frailty that has dominated the team under Hughes – Southampton lost 20 points after winning the Premier League in eight months. It was a disturbing decline and the team was stripped of its familiar identity. "I think we have moved away from where we were in the past," said Kelvin Davies, the former badistant coach and former goalkeeper who took over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. yesterday. I do not think we can deny it. During my stay at the club, we had an extraordinary journey and we are now experiencing a situation that gives everyone the feeling of the need to start again. I think everything depends on trust. "

On the other hand, for Southampton fans, the recovery of the team depends on the next step. The club can attract the 51-year-old Austrian coach who has followed the training of Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp, and the renewal of Paul Mitchell's tenure in Leipzig, the beginning of a new journey is promising.

"I think that no matter where I've worked, whether in the German clubs of Allen, Ingolstadt or Leipzig, the stadiums were still filled with spectators because of the level performance we were playing, "said Haznhotel in May. Southampton fans are eager to see their team shine again. However, it is dangerous to ignore the club's statements about the former coach and current coach of Leicester, Claude Boyle or Mauricio Pellegrino, when they reached the South Coast, which made them encouraged as capable of generating strong offensive performances. However, none of them has lasted long with the team.

Southampton's new coach, Ralph Haznuthel, was in the stands on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium to see how he had fulfilled his responsibilities. His team lost 3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Former Leipzig coach will replace Mark Hughes, who scored goals for Harry Keane, Lucas Mora and Sun Hyung-Min, who suffered their eighth loss in the league this season.

Despite the loss, provisional coach Kelvin Davis said his Austrian counterpart had inherited a talented team, although he did not perform well when he officially took office Thursday. "I think we have a good team of players," said Davis at a press conference. I think it's a problem of reflection and not a trust. The goals that rocked our net were easy to prevent. "It's a problem of reflection, and I think we'll gain confidence to solve it. It is not that the mentality of the group is misplaced. "

Hazenhotel was surprised in Germany when he led the newcomer, Leipzig, to second place in the 2016-2017 season, before leaving in May as a result of a dispute over a new contract. The former Austrian striker became Southampton's fourth coach in two years after the dismissal of Claude Boyle and Mauricio Pellegrino after Ronald Koman's departure for Everton in 2016.

Davis think Southampton has finally found his cause and ideal man for the mission at Hazenhotel. "We met at the hotel, he was brief, honest and clear about what he wanted and explained how he would work," said Davis, who will remain an badistant coach.

He has a positive feeling and he is determined to come here and develop this group. The fact that he wants to join our team is wonderful given his potential. He can not wait to start working. "Hazenhotel does not have a lot of time to prepare for its first game, their team against Cardiff City on Saturday.The victory will not only strengthen the team's confidence but will place it out of 18th place and the zone. of relegation.