ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner says Southampton were hard done by in their EFL final defeat to Manchester United.
“Put your chequebook away, Jurgen.”
“Find another centre back, Pep. Southampton are no longer a selling club.”
At least that is the message chairman Ralph Krueger has been sending out to Messrs Klopp and Guardiola in the wake of Sunday’s heartbreaking EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester United.
Southampton fans have been given such promises before; like when Ronald Koeman wasn’t going to up sticks to Everton or when Les Reed said Nathaniel Clyne was close to signing a new…
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner discusses Southampton’s heartbreaking defeat to Manchester United.
Southampton’s hopes of winning a first major trophy in 41 years ended in a heartbreaking and controversial 3-2 defeat to Manchester United in Sunday’s pulsating EFL Cup final at Wembley.
Saints wrongly had a Manolo Gabbiadini goal ruled out for offside before United took a two-goal lead against the run of play through a Zlatan Ibrahimovic free kick and Jesse Lingard’s precise low shot.
In-form Gabbiadini struck either side of half time as Southampton launched a brave comeback, only for Ibrahimovic,…
The Boys from Exploding Heads are here to assure you that the League Cup final is definitely not pointless.
Antonio Conte has rightly been applauded for bringing Chelsea out of their post-Jose Mourinho slumber to turn them into champions-in-waiting with a minimum of fuss. But if Claude Puel stops Mourinho from getting his hands on his first trophy as Manchester United boss in Sunday’s EFL Cup final, he should be named manager of the year ahead of Conte.
Despite the sales of key trio Sadio Mane, Graziano Pelle and Victor Wanyama in the summer, Puel has already made history in his maiden season on the…
The pressure continues to mount for bottom-of-the-table Sunderland after Southampton cruised to an easy win.
English Premier League: Shane Long (90’+2) Sunderland 0-4 Southampton
English Premier League: Shane Long (88′) Sunderland 0-3 Southampton
English Premier League: Vito Mannone (74′) Sunderland 0-2 Southampton
Manolo Gabbiadini continued his sensational start to his Southampton career by scoring twice in Saturday’s 4-0 rout of bottom club Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
The Saints added a third via a Jason Denayer own goal and substitute Shane Long bagged a fourth late on as the EFL Cup finalists claimed a morale-boosting win ahead of their big Wembley date with Manchester United.
It was only the south coast side’s second Premier League win since mid-December.
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Claude Puel insists he has no time to think about Southampton’s run to the EFL Cup final.
The reminders are everywhere. From the EFL Cup final scarves and banners for sale in the club shop, to Southampton fans frantically trying to get their hands on precious tickets for the big day.
Even the training ground was swamped by PR spin doctors and film crews this week in preparations for Southampton’s first major final in 14 years.
But the message from Claude Puel to his players ahead of this weekend’s crucial Premier League trip to Sunderland could not have been clearer: Forget Wembley. While…
Claude Puel gave his reaction to Southampton’s disappointing home defeat to West Ham.
Southampton ended a miserable week by slumping to a third straight defeat as West Ham triumphed 3-1 in front of a frustrated St Mary’s on Saturday.
Manolo Gabbiadini’s debut goal after only 12 minutes gave Saints the perfect platform, but one upon which they failed to build.
Andy Carroll levelled just two minutes later before Pedro Obiang’s long-ranger and Mark Noble’s free kick — helped into the net by the luckless Steven Davis — sealed Southampton’s 100th Premier League home defeat.
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It is not every day you spend £17 million on a new striker and still get accused of penny-pinching by supporters.
But as Claude Puel delivered the crush…
Goals from Alfie Mawson and Gylfi Sigurdsson powered Swansea past Southampton, giving them their second straight Premier League win.
Southampton continue to struggle away from home after slumping to a 2-1 defeat at Premier League strugglers Swansea on Tuesday. Shane Long looked to have set Saints on course for a comeback point after pouncing to cancel out defender Alfie Mawson’s opener. But Gylfi Sigurdsson’s breakaway goal condemned Claude Puel’s men to a third straight league loss on the road.
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Fraser Forster returned to somewhere near his best form after appearing to be suffering from a crisis of confidence of late,…
Gab Marcotti gives his thoughts on Southampton’s deadline-day signing of Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini.
Southampton fans, not to mention their players, could be forgiven for running for cover at the mere mention of the arrival of a big-money striker from Serie A.
After all, despite being heralded as one of the most exciting signings in the club’s history, Dani Osvaldo made more of an impression on Jose Fonte’s face than for anything he did on the pitch following his club-record move from Roma. Osvaldo cost a total of £25 million in transfer payments and wages for a Saints career lasting just…
Florin Gardos and Southampton had a night to forget as they were trounced by Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Southampton came crashing back to earth after their EFL Cup heroics, slumping to their biggest ever post-war FA Cup defeat as Claude Puel’s men were trounced 5-0 by Arsenal on Saturday.
Two-goal Danny Welbeck and returning Saint Theo Walcott, who bagged a hat trick on his old St Mary’s stomping ground, ended his former club’s’ dreams of a Wembley double following their semifinal triumph at Liverpool in the League Cup.
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Puel bemoaned Southampton’s “crazy” fixture schedule before the game…