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Match Report: Fresh Faces Can't Boost Fulham as Saints Secure Win

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Match Report: Fresh Faces Can't Boost Fulham as Saints Secure Win Second half goals from England trio Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez ensured Southampton won for the only the second time in their last 9 away league outings at the expense of Fulham. The hosts dominated in spells during the first half, but were made to pay for their inability to beat ...

Match Report: Adebayor Proves His Worth in Spurs' Win at Saints

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Match Report: Adebayor Proves His Worth in Spurs' Win at Saints Prior to kick off in this one, fans anticipated goals. Southampton hadn't kept a clean sheet since late October, Tottenham early November and watchers were rewarded with an entertaining encounter at St. Mary's. Spurs' 3-2 win over Saints condemned the hosts to only their second home league defeat of...

Match Report: Shaw Impressive Despite Saints' Loss To Chelsea

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Match Report: Shaw Impressive Despite Saints' Loss To Chelsea “No. No. I don't want Portuguese players. I always had them but, at this moment, it's enough,” Chelsea manager José Mourinho said when asked if he's keen on signing Fabio Coentrão in January. The duo worked together at Real Madrid and the left-back has been linked with a mo...

Player Focus: James Ward-Prowse - Prodigious Youngster to Saints Starter

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Player Focus: James Ward-Prowse - Prodigious Youngster to Saints Starter Southampton have made a habit of producing talented youngsters. From Matthew Le Tissier in the mid-80’s to the likes of Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the modern day, the quality has been of an exceptional level at the south coast club.What is more, at present, Saints...

Player Focus: Time For Morgan Schneiderlin To Earn International Recognition

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Player Focus: Time For Morgan Schneiderlin To Earn International Recognition Eleven games into the season and the Premier League is beginning to take some sort of shape. Five points may separate table toppers Arsenal and 7th placed Tottenham Hotspur, but the path is becoming clearer as to who will be in and around the top 4 come May. The likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manch...

Team Focus: Pochettino's Positive Effect at Southampton

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Team Focus: Pochettino's Positive Effect at Southampton In their book The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson and David Sally, while evangelising for the use of statistical analysis in football, acknowledge that the use of data in football is in its infancy: if the discipline were medicine, they say, we would still be at the stage of leeches. While statistics h...

Team Focus: Southampton's Lack of Goals - The Lambert & Osvaldo Dilemma

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Team Focus: Southampton's Lack of Goals - The Lambert & Osvaldo Dilemma When Mauricio Pochettino was appointed Southampton boss back in January, feelings of Nigel Adkins' mistreatment aside, fans were optimistic that the Argentine could bring a style of football that is both attractive and successful to St Mary's. A 14th-placed and lacklustre finish to last season meant...

Team Focus: Defence Key To Southampton's Successful Start

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Team Focus: Defence Key To Southampton's Successful Start As Southampton strengthen this summer, Mauricio Pochettino has been handed a substantial war-chest to utilise. Dejan Lovren, Victor Wanyama and Pablo Osvaldo have all arrived to solidify areas that needed bolstering, with Saints looking a much stronger outfit as a result.While the south coast club d...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 7 - Norwich and Southampton

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 7 - Norwich and Southampton Norwich may have ended last season in a standing that surpassed expectations once again but Chris Hughton was not fooled by their 11th placed finish, strengthening with some eye-catching signings this summer. The Canaries were just three points off the drop with two games remaining after a worrying ...

Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game

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Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game On the 18th of January 2013, in a blizzard hit Britain, the nation came to a standstill as a vast majority of the workforce in England enjoyed an enforced leave of absence, or as some would call it; a “Snow Day”.However, there was one man who saw his spell away from his job extended by t...