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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 5, 2018 15:55:25 GMT
 Southampton have today unveiled Ralph Hasenhuttl as their new manager. The 51-year-old Austrian has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Saints and replaces Mark Hughes, who was sacked by the club on Monday. After 14 matches Southampton are 18th in the Premier League table and tonight they travel to Wembley to take on Tottenham (8pm). First-team assistant coach Kelvin Davis will be in charge for the clash against Spurs and Hasenhuttl will formally start his job tomorrow. Hasenhuttl was previously manager of German club RB Leipzig and led them to the Europa League quarter-finals. His experience was a key reason why he got the job said Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger. “The urgency to find a path back to our potential and to the results that we expect cannot be underestimated,” Krueger said in a statement. “For that reason, we are extremely pleased that Ralph Hasenhuttl has agreed to become our new manager and do all he can to help guide us back on that path. “This manager change offers us a fresh start and, very quickly, Ralph emerged as our ideal candidate. As a coach, he embodies the passion, structure, communication skill set, work ethic and appetite for growth that we strive for in our ‘Southampton Way’. The quick, smooth and seamless negotiation process underlines the character of the person that he is. “We have been aware of Ralph since his days at FC Ingolstadt, where he showed the qualities that we believe we need at the club. He has since gone on to develop those attributes with a track-record of success in the Bundesliga and with a progressive and ambitious club in RB Leipzig.” |
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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 5, 2018 16:29:35 GMT
Southampton have caused most of their own problems by continually selling their best players, then managers are sacked because they're no longer competing.
Their board need to take a look at themselves.
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