6/3/2023 0 Comments The minions have the phoneboxThey need to strengthen up front and in defence, but players like Wanyama, Ward-Prowse and Cork have shown they can make an impact at this level. In Fraser Forster, he's recruited a goalkeeper who has played in the Champions League, won trophies with Celtic and could yet surpass Joe Hart as England's number one in the years to come. Ronald Koeman, despite an absence of Premier League experience, is a high profile replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, who may yet turn out to be a one season wonder. However, it's not all doom and gloom and Southampton won't do as badly as many are fearing. One must wonder whether Jay Rodriguez would have joined the exodus were it not for an ACL injury. Morgan Schneiderlin remains, but very much against his wishes. Calum Chambers, competing for a starting role at right back for the Saints, has made a £16M move to be a back-up centre half at Arsenal. Dejan Lovren, despite a few shaky performances last season, has hot-footed it to Liverpool, who love over-paying for players, for a ludicrous £20M. He's now gone.įollowing him out of the door have been recent graduates to the England squad, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw. He was almost a symbol of their rise through the leagues a representation of their hard work and a validation of their business model. Rickie Lambert, despite being a Scouser, was Southampton through and through. Having witnessed their club grow sustainably, but rapidly, from one competing in League One to one competing comfortably in the top half of the Premier League, fans now face seeing all of the club's much lauded English talent flogged to their competitors as soon as someone waves a decent lump of cash in their direction. What a time it is to be a Southampton fan.
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