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Southampton should replace Pellegrino with Mark Hughes - Robbie Savage

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Southampton should appoint Mark Hughes as their new manager until the end of the season, says Robbie Savage.

The Saints sacked Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday after one win in 17 games left them a point and a place above the Premier League relegation zone.

Savage told 5 live sport: "You might think I’m mad but with eight games to go and looking at men who are out of work - it’s Mark Hughes.

“He has never been relegated as a Premier League manager.”

Savage played under Hughes for Wales and Blackburn and believes he is the right man for the job despite being sacked by Stoke in January.

Hughes has taken charge of nearly 450 Premier League matches for Blackburn, Manchester City, Fulham, QPR and Stoke. He also briefly played for the Saints at the end of his career.

Savage said: “He played for Southampton, and he will want to prove Stoke wrong. He has lots of experience.”

Southampton hope to have their new boss in place before facing Wigan on Sunday for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Whoever is appointed will be the club’s fifth permanent manager in the five years since Mauricio Pochettino replaced Nigel Adkins.

Former Hull and Watford manager Marco Silva has also been linked with the job, and was in the running last summer when Pellegrino was appointed.

Pellegrino was too cautious. These players have shown under previous managers that they are better than where they currently are in the table. They are underachieving for the talent within this squad. They should not be just a point above the relegation zone.

The coach needs to take responsibility for that. They now need to be far more proactive.

The worrying thing for them is that, of their eight remaining games, five are away from home. They are currently going through a club record eight home games without a victory.

The measure had to be taken after the weekend, otherwise they were sleepwalking towards relegation.

Southampton are keen to have Pellegrino’s successor in place by the weekend. That is the ideal scenario.

It is no surprise to see Marco Silva’s name heavily linked as he is someone who Southampton have shown interest in before and he is available. This means they can act swiftly. At this stage beggars can’t be choosers.

The beauty from Southampton’s point of view is that after the weekend they then have a break before their next league fixture, which is the crucial fixture at West Ham on 31 March.

Ian in London: So Pellegrino wasn’t getting the desired results, add him to the list Southampton. How the board expect to do well when they sell their best players and sack managers that do well (Puel) I will never know. Fast becoming the new Sunderland. The atmosphere is so bad they seem to be doomed, a shame for the fans.

Daniel Hodson: I hope Southampton take a gamble and appoint someone like Graham Potter and hopefully it works for them. Don’t go for same old managers like Hughes and don’t go for Silva who if does good will want to leave like with Watford.

Alex(ander) Shahbazi: Gotta be Marco Silva, no? Only guy out there who has Premier League experience and could liven up a vapid Southampton side.

Albin Jaison: Made my evening this has, think we’ve all been praying for this to happen for a long time. It has to be Silva or Hughes, someone with proven Premier League experience. I don’t want us to go for another manager from a foreign league.

Loser92: You wouldn’t treat a dog the way Southampton have treated Pellegrino.

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Gary Neville: ‘Obliterated’ Southampton need a ‘hit man’

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Gary Neville says Southampton need a “hit man” with experience at the bottom of the Premier League following the sacking of Mauricio Pellegrino.

Southampton sit 17th in the Premier League, a point above the drop zone with eight games remaining after a run of just one win in 17 games.

Mark Hughes and Marco Silva are among the early favourites to take the vacant job, and speaking on Monday Night Football, Sky Sports pundit Neville said they need know-how from the bottom of the Premier League.

"They need a hit man to go in there, someone with the experience of being down there in the league, somebody who can get immediate results.

“It’s not an exact science, we’ve seen it work at clubs this season, we’ve seen it fail at clubs this season, and previous seasons.”

Neville added clubs are more and more willing to change managers this late in the season, such is the financial loss of relegation from the Premier League.

“It’s just a gamble, that’s all it is, and with the money at stake, clubs are willing to take that gamble more and more often. They will go for it, and change managers, even at this time.”

Neville believes Saints have been “obliterated” of talent in recent years, and that this period of struggle was inevitable, given the fact both Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman both left for bigger jobs, along with several of their star players.

“One thing is for certain, that club has been obliterated for players and managers over the last few years, and there comes a point where a manager is going to have a squad which isn’t as good as it should be because the recruitment can’t continually support the release of good players,” Neville said.

“Maybe this moment was always going to come in this cycle for Saints because they’re continually releasing players.”

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| | Savage tips Hughes to replace PellegrinoSPORTSMOLE |
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| | Neville: 'Saints need hit man to take charge’SPORTSMOLE |
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Who now for Saints?

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The King is dead, long live the King.

So who now for Saints following the sacking of Mauricio Pellegrino?

Here are a few early runners and riders. Give us your suggestions in the comments section

Though he couldn’t save Hull from the drop, the bounce effect he had turned them from being doomed for Premier League relegation to getting within touching distance of saving themselves.

A poor spell at Watford which saw him sacked in January has left him in an intriguing position.

His next job needs to work for him, he could not realistically take another team down, and he still has a good enough reputation to be picky, with Benfica supposedly ready to make a move for him in the summer.

If Saints could convince him, then the fact he is out of work makes it, in theory, an easy appointment.

If Saints take the view that there is no way they can afford to take a punt on a manager without considerable Premier League experience, and preferably they get somebody out of work, then Hughes is a strong contender.

The former Saints striker has managed the likes of Blackburn, Man City and, most recently Stoke, where he was eventually sacked.

His experience at a difficult time would be the selling point, but the question would be whether he was a man for the long-term.

The Fulham manager is making quite a reputation for himself.

Jokanovic has been linked with Saints in the past, and fiery Serbian has a burgeoning reputation.

Obviously there would be considerable difficulties in getting him given that he already has a club, and one who are making a concerted push for promotion.

The much travelled midfielder, who played eight times for Saints in the mid-1990s, would represent a colossal gamble, but also fits the mould of the kind of manager the club may aspire to for a long-term appointment.

His remarkable success at Swedish club Osterlunds has thrust him into the thoughts of many a Premier League chairman.

Potter led the club on an incredible rise from the fourth tier of Swedish football all the way to the top flight, as well as winning the Swedish Cup and qualifying for European football.

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Initial refusal to sell Van Dijk cost Pellegrino - Le Tissier

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(Reuters) - Southampton’s refusal to sell defender Virgil van Dijk in the close season had disrupted their Premier League campaign which ultimately led to manager Mauricio Pellegrino being sacked, former club captain Matt Le Tissier has said.

Southampton dismissed Pellegrino on Monday after just one victory in 17 league games under the manager.

Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by Newcastle United had left them a place and a point above the relegation zone and sealed the Argentine’s fate.

Le Tissier suggested that the turmoil surrounding Dutchman Van Dijk’s future amid interest from Liverpool and Manchester City had affected the team’s performances early in the season.

Van Dijk eventually moved to Liverpool in January for 75 million pounds ($104.24 million), according to British media reports.

“I think that was probably something that, looking back with hindsight, the club would probably regret, trying to keep him in the summer,” said Le Tissier, who scored 209 goals for Southampton during his 16 years at the club.

“They tried to do the right thing by the fans, in terms of not selling their best player every season, but sadly that did appear to backfire, and that situation probably didn’t help the performances in the first half of the season.”

Southampton have lost a large number of players to their domestic rivals in the past few years and club chairman Ralph Krueger said earlier in the season that they were keen to end the perception that they were a selling club.

“That’s life, that’s football, those decisions were made with the best intentions and it didn’t turn out right,” Le Tissier said.“It’s now time to move on, appoint a new manager, and get out of the trouble we are in at the moment.”

Welshman Mark Hughes was firming as the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Mauricio Pellegrino as the south coast club’s manager.

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COMMENT: Pellegrino’s words prove correct

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“The biggest risk in football is to work in football.”

Mauricio Pellegrino’s oft-uttered response when questioned over his future became almost a catchphrase for the Argentinian, and it has proved strikingly accurate in the end.

After just 263 days in charge of Saints, Pellegrino has been axed.

When he arrived at the club, the man who appointed him, Les Reed, said Pellegrino would bring “exciting, attacking football, taking the game to our opponents by playing a high-intensity game.”

It was certainly giving his arrival quite the build-up, and in the end it did Pellegrino no favours.

Those words were so often thrown back at the manager, particularly by fans frustrated at a second successive season of conservative football.

Unlike under Claude Puel, there was also little success to cheer.

Last season eighth and the EFL Cup final wasn’t good enough, so a campaign which sees Pellegrino depart with just five wins from 30 Premier League games was hardly likely to quench a thirst for better.

Even the prospect of a winnable looking FA Cup quarter-final at Wigan wasn’t enough.

It was the manner of the defeat at Newcastle, rather than even the result itself, that prompted Saints to act.

It got to the stage where they decided it was no longer a gamble to replace Pellegrino, as it simply couldn’t get any worse.

In that sense at least it is hard to argue with their logic.

Pellegrino never endeared himself to the fans. Like Puel, he was a pleasant and decent man with strong values and a kind edge, but unable to really publicly generate much dynamism. He was more armchair philosopher at times than the firebrand football manager many supporters wished for.

The fact the team played with such defensive focus, struggled so badly to score goals and that at almost every turn he went risk averse rather than front foot meant he was never likely to endear himself.

Were it not for Newcastle, then even a run of just one win in 17 might not have been enough for him to go before the summer, but with many accepting that change in the closed season was inevitable, and the new backdrop after Saturday’s shambles, the decision was taken.

Pellegrino will likely take it all in his stride. No doubt a healthy pay-off that will run into many millions will take the sting out of it.

But he could also feel aggrieved to the extent that the general frustration of the fans that he has had to deal with is not all about him.

As much as those at the top of St Mary’s try desperately to avoid it, the questions over the ownership continue to hover over the club like a very dark cloud waiting to unleash.

The expectations have been pumped up too high and too fast, and there was seldom much chance of continuing the level of success tasted and desired after selling the best players year on year.

Pellegrino could justifiably complain he didn’t have a good enough squad to work with for a club aiming for a top half finish, and that he was let down in January when, desperate for reinforcements, Saints managed just one new recruit at the end of the window despite having sold a player for a world record fee before it had even opened.

For Reed, the man in charge of football and, to a lesser extent, Ralph Krueger, his boss, things also must seem bleak right now.

Their last two appointments have managed a total of a season and three-quarters between them.

Their recruitment policy, both in terms of managers and players, which has been much trumpeted as a model of excellence, has contributed to this.

And what of the work above them in terms of the ownership?

Now the focus has turned to getting a new man in.

Inevitably there will be those questioning whether Saints have the right people for that particular job, given their recent track record.

There is no room for error now. If the new appointment doesn’t have a bounce effect, then Saints will be in the Championship next season.

If he does then they will probably just about save themselves.

They don’t wish to go for a temporary manager, and instead seek a permanent appointment.

That brings a myriad of problems of its own, not least that a high calibre candidate, to do a job for the long-term, will be hard to recruit at this stage, even if you ignore the financial aspect.

Saints may well want a new manager to realise a vision they have sold and are struggling to deliver, but given their recent track record whoever it is would be wise to heed Pellegrino’s words and not make themselves too comfy.

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England’s defenders: Who should Gareth Southgate take to the World Cup?

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England’s defenders: Who should Gareth Southgate take to the World Cup?

Before Gareth Southgate naming his England squad on Thursday, we will be examining his options across the pitch.

Who has booked their place on the plane to the World Cup? Who is in form and pushing for a call? And who still needs to impress?

Today we take a look at the defenders in contention…

Southgate called up no fewer than 12 defenders for England’s games with Germany and Brazil in November. It was a new-look squad, with Manchester United’s Chris Smalling the most high-profile omission.

Southgate said Smalling was not good enough on the ball for the style of play he intended to implement and gave Gomez his first call-up instead. The Liverpool man has been used at right-back by his club, but Southgate insisted he primarily sees him as a centre-back.

Gomez impressed in both games, with Maguire, Stones, Jones, Rose, Trippier, Bertrand and Walker also getting starting opportunities. Keane did not make it off the bench in either game, while Delph pulled out with an injury.

Stones played every minute of England’s friendlies in November but has struggled to recapture his early-season form since returning from a thigh injury in January, making a number of defensive errors for Manchester City and losing his place in Pep Guardiola’s team.

Maguire, who partnered Stones against Germany and Brazil, has continued to feature prominently at Leicester. He struggled in their 5-1 thrashing by Manchester City in February but overall his performances have been impressive.

Cahill and Keane have both had spells out of the team having struggled for form at Chelsea and Everton respectively, while Jones has been hampered by injury problems. Gomez, meanwhile, has only started one of Liverpool’s last seven games in all competitions having lost his place in Jurgen Klopp’s line-up.

Southgate used both Trippier and Walker at right-back in November, with both players continuing to impress for their clubs in the second half of the season, but their left-back counterparts have not fared so well.

Rose has been a peripheral figure for Tottenham, starting just four games since January, while Bertrand has endured a difficult campaign with struggling Southampton. Delph has struggled with injury in the second half of the season, so could Young be Southgate’s best option? He has impressed for Manchester United this season and shone at left-back against Liverpool on Saturday.

Smalling will hope to force his way back into contention having featured regularly for Manchester United lately, but he is not the only centre-back in the frame.

Reports suggest Southgate could call on James Tarkowski. The 25-year-old has helped Burnley keep one of the best defensive records in the Premier League this season. According to the Sky Sports Power Rankings, he is the second-best performing English defender in the division after Walker.

His Burnley team-mate Ben Mee, Brighton’s Lewis Dunk and Newcastle’s Jamaal Lascelles also feature highly in those rankings.

Trippier and Walker appear to have the right-back spots sewn up, with Nathaniel Clyne enduring an injury-hit season, but Southgate does have other options at left-back - most notably Luke Shaw, who will be eager to force his way back into the Manchester United team before the end of the season.

Another man who some have tipped for a shock call-up is Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon. The 17-year-old, who can play at left-back, has been outstanding in the Championship this season. Could he be England’s World Cup wildcard?

According to Sky Bet, the centre-backs most likely to get called up are Stones (1/8), Cahill (1/5), Maguire (5/9) and Jones (8/13). Smalling’s chances are rated at 10/11, with Keane at 15/8, Tarkowski at 7/2 and Lascelles at 9/1.

Walker (1/12) and Trippier (4/11) are the overwhelming favourites at right-back, with Joe Gomez at 5/2, well ahead of his Liverpool team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold (8/1) and Nathaniel Clyne (10/1).

Bertrand (1/5) and Rose (4/7) are the favourites at left-back having featured prominently under Southgate so far, with Young (1/1) deemed more likely than his United team-mate Shaw (3/1). Sessegnon is seen as a 5/1 shot.

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Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville believes Southampton’s next manager needs experience of a Premier League relegation battle after they sacked Mauricio Pellegrino.

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 13/03/2018 10:01:54

| | Southampton next manager odds: Marco Silva & Mark Hughes favourites101GREATGOALS |
| | Why Southampton are wasting their time looking at Brendan RodgersVIDEOCELTS |
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| Southampton sack Pellegrino following slump in formHERALD |
| | Premier League News: Five possible managers to replace sacked Mauricio Pellegrino at Southampton - Article - Sport360SPORT360 |
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| Soccer: Hughes early favourite to replace Pellegrino at SaintsREUTERS |
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| Southampton begin search for new manager after sacking Mauricio PellegrinoBTSPORT |
| | Le Tissier not tempted by Southampton jobSPORTSMOLE |
| | NUFCBLOG |

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Former Southampton forward Matt Le Tissier hopes a new manager will bring fresh impetus to the club’s players after Mauricio Pellegrino’s sacking.

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COMMENT: Adam Leitch on Southampton’s sacking of Mauricio Pellegrino

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“The biggest risk in football is to work in football.”

Mauricio Pellegrino’s oft-uttered response when questioned over his future became almost a catchphrase for the Argentinian, and it has proved strikingly accurate in the end.

After just 263 days in charge of Saints, Pellegrino has been axed.

When he arrived at the club, the man who appointed him, Les Reed, said Pellegrino would bring “exciting, attacking football, taking the game to our opponents by playing a high-intensity game.”

It was certainly giving his arrival quite the build-up, and in the end it did Pellegrino no favours.

Those words were so often thrown back at the manager, particularly by fans frustrated at a second successive season of conservative football.

Unlike under Claude Puel, there was also little success to cheer.

Last season eighth and the EFL Cup final wasn’t good enough, so a campaign which sees Pellegrino depart with just five wins from 30 Premier League games was hardly likely to quench a thirst for better.

Even the prospect of a winnable looking FA Cup quarter-final at Wigan wasn’t enough.

It was the manner of the defeat at Newcastle, rather than even the result itself, that prompted Saints to act.

It got to the stage where they decided it was no longer a gamble to replace Pellegrino, as it simply couldn’t get any worse.

In that sense at least it is hard to argue with their logic.

Pellegrino never endeared himself to the fans. Like Puel, he was a pleasant and decent man with strong values and a kind edge, but unable to really publicly generate much dynamism. He was more armchair philosopher at times than the firebrand football manager many supporters wished for.

The fact the team played with such defensive focus, struggled so badly to score goals and that at almost every turn he went risk averse rather than front foot meant he was never likely to endear himself.

Were it not for Newcastle, then even a run of just one win in 17 might not have been enough for him to go before the summer, but with many accepting that change in the closed season was inevitable, and the new backdrop after Saturday’s shambles, the decision was taken.

Pellegrino will likely take it all in his stride. No doubt a healthy pay-off that will run into many millions will take the sting out of it.

But he could also feel aggrieved to the extent that the general frustration of the fans that he has had to deal with is not all about him.

As much as those at the top of St Mary’s try desperately to avoid it, the questions over the ownership continue to hover over the club like a very dark cloud waiting to unleash.

The expectations have been pumped up too high and too fast, and there was seldom much chance of continuing the level of success tasted and desired after selling the best players year on year.

Pellegrino could justifiably complain he didn’t have a good enough squad to work with for a club aiming for a top half finish, and that he was let down in January when, desperate for reinforcements, Saints managed just one new recruit at the end of the window despite having sold a player for a world record fee before it had even opened.

For Reed, the man in charge of football and, to a lesser extent, Ralph Krueger, his boss, things also must seem bleak right now.

Their last two appointments have managed a total of a season and three-quarters between them.

Their recruitment policy, both in terms of managers and players, which has been much trumpeted as a model of excellence, has contributed to this.

And what of the work above them in terms of the ownership?

Now the focus has turned to getting a new man in.

Inevitably there will be those questioning whether Saints have the right people for that particular job, given their recent track record.

There is no room for error now. If the new appointment doesn’t have a bounce effect, then Saints will be in the Championship next season.

If he does then they will probably just about save themselves.

They don’t wish to go for a temporary manager, and instead seek a permanent appointment.

That brings a myriad of problems of its own, not least that a high calibre candidate, to do a job for the long-term, will be hard to recruit at this stage, even if you ignore the financial aspect.

Saints may well want a new manager to realise a vision they have sold and are struggling to deliver, but given their recent track record whoever it is would be wise to heed Pellegrino’s words and not make themselves too comfy.

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| Rodgers to Southampton Link – Even Ibrox Fans Are LaughingCELTSAREHERE |
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