Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form
by Ben McAleer
at viernes, feb. 20 2015 16:00
Last week, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was named Premier League manager of the month for January. Three Premier League fixtures yielded 9 points, with a win at Old Trafford in January representing Manchester United’s only defeat in their last 19 competitive fixtures. The accolade was wel...
Player Focus: Excelling Saints Scholar Ward-Prowse Playing Underrated Role
by Alistair Tweedale
at martes, ene. 20 2015 11:05
If the exodus at Southampton this summer was meant to provide any positives for the club, it was the increased opportunities that would arise for yet more graduates of their incredible academy. Millions of pounds came and went as the squad was thoroughly overturned, and despite plenty of doubt about...
Player Focus: Consistency Paying Dividends for the Premier League's Best CB Combinations
by Alistair Tweedale
at miércoles, ene. 14 2015 17:22
On the face of it alone, it is difficult to know what to make of the fact that 98 different starting centre-back combinations have been used in the Premier League this season. It certainly sounds like a lot, at first glance. 21 gameweeks of 10 games is 210 matches thus far, so that means 420 separat...
Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part II
by Martin Laurence
at domingo, ene. 4 2015 11:36
We return for part two of our look at each Premier League club and where they may be best served to search for new recruits to bolster their current ranks, covering alphabetically from bottom club Leicester to surprise package Southampton.LeicesterAny team that sits bottom of the league at the turn...
Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON?
by Ben McAleer
at viernes, ene. 2 2015 17:00
Our problem is to make sure we overcome the loss of our African Cup players and hopefully not let that impede too much on our results and position in the league, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said prior to the 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year's Day. The Hammers manager will be forced to make do wit...
Match Report: Southampton Stifle Shot-Shy Chelsea
by Jenny Brown
at lunes, dic. 29 2014 09:00
Match Report: Sánchez the Saviour Again as Arsenal Outgun Resolute Saints
by Dinesh Hardayal
at jueves, dic. 4 2014 09:00
Southampton were hoping to re-establish their credentials as potential contenders for a Champions League spot after being brushed aside by champions Manchester City over the weekend. Fraser Forster produced a stouthearted display, earning him the WhoScored.com man of the match award, but it would pr...
Player Focus: Forster's Deserved Chance to Stake England Claim Back in Scotland
by Jenny Brown
at martes, nov. 18 2014 15:50
It's difficult to imagine a man who stands 6'7 could be overlooked by anyone, but until recently Fraser Forster found himself in that very position with the national team. Despite questions about Joe Hart's consistency, it wasn't until last November that Forster was rewarded with his first cap.Forst...
Player Focus: Dusan Tadic - The Jewel in Koeman's Summer Signings' Crown
by Ben McAleer
at martes, nov. 4 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty
by Ben McAleer
at jueves, sep. 25 2014 12:00
Football fans are a pessimistic bunch when they see fit. The gutting of Southampton over the summer had many connoisseurs of the beautiful game insistent that the south coast club would sink quicker than a stone in the Solent after losing manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham. Rickie Lambert, Ada...