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Stoke boss Paul Lambert does not believe the appointment of his predecessor Mark Hughes as Southampton manager will add extra spice to the relegation battle.
Hughes was sacked by the Potters in January and Lambert was subsequently handed the responsibility of pulling the club away from danger at the bottom end of the Premier League.
Fellow strugglers Saints have now turned to Hughes after parting company with Mauricio Pellegrino earlier this week.
Southampton are 17th in the table, just a point ahead of 19th-placed Stoke in a tight battle, but Lambert does not think Hughes will try to make a point to his old club.
Lambert said: 'If you look at things like that it’s probably wrong. I think he will concentrate on his own fixtures. Southampton have got hard fixtures like everyone else.
‘I am sure he will concentrate on Southampton’s form. I will do the same here, concentrate on our games, and hopefully we can start to win.’
Hughes led Stoke to three successive ninth-placed finishes from 2014-16 - their highest placings since 1975 - but he paid a price for a poor first half to the current season.
Lambert acknowledges that, but insists there is no personal rivalry as the pair will focus on their respective tasks.
‘I know Mark,’ Lambert said. 'He did a fabulous job here before me. He was here nearly five years and did a great job.
'I know the problems Southampton are in, but it is never easy to see another manager lose his job.
‘But I have got my own work cut out and he will have his own at Southampton. Yes, it is a big job he’s got.’
Pellegrino lost his job after a run of just one win in 17 league games.
Lambert said: 'I don’t know behind the scenes what happened there, but you can’t blame a manager every time. It’s impossible.
‘You can’t blame the manager every time for things going wrong. Southampton players will be asking what went wrong this season.’
Despite this latest attempted shake-up of the picture in the bottom half - which sees the clubs from Everton in ninth down to Stoke covered by just 10 points - Lambert is concerning himself only with the Potters.
He said: 'I know what’s above me, I know the points. I know everything that is going on but I concentrate on my own team.
‘I have always been like that. I have never tended to look at other people’s results. I’ve always thought ‘look after yourself first and foremost’.’
Stoke, who host Everton on Saturday, were beaten 2-0 by Pep Guardiola’s runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City on Monday but Lambert saw positives in defeat.
‘If we keep the same fighting spirit we have got - as Pep said - we’ll be all right,’ said Lambert. ‘The main objective is stay in the league and then rebuild for next season.’
Mark Hughes insists the FA Cup can help keep Southampton in the Premier League.
New manager Hughes, named as summer appointment Mauricio Pellegrino’s successor late on Wednesday night, knows his big priority is keeping fourth-bottom Southampton up and admits “we have to hit the ground running in games and training.”
But the former Southampton striker begins his reign with Sunday’s quarter-final at League One promotion chasers Wigan — who registered the biggest shock of this season’s competition by beating champions-elect Manchester City when they visited in the previous round.
And the Welshman, who took training for the first time on Thursday, said: “It is not a case of just parking the cup competition, because we feel the priority needs to be the Premier League.
“Cup runs enable you to increase your form in Premier League games as well so I don’t see it as an irritant the fact we are in the latter stages of the FA Cup, the greatest cup competition in world football."
Hughes, who won the competition three times with Manchester United and again when at Chelsea, added: “It was good for me in my career as a player and something I have a real feeling towards.
“We want to do well and the consequences of doing well in the FA cup will help our form in the league.”
Only five men have taken charge of more Premier League games than Hughes’ 444 at five different clubs.
He’s only been appointed until the end of the season initially but will land a long-term deal — and a six-figure bonus in the region of £1million — if he steers Southampton to survival.
Hughes, sacked by Saints’ relegation rivals Stoke two months ago after a dismal run of two wins in 13 games, added: “I have won a lot of points in my career as a Premier League manager [and have] that understanding of what it takes in this league to win games.
“The objective is to make sure we are a Premier League club next year.”
New Southampton manager Mark Hughes accepts his team will have to hit the ground running if they are to achieve their objective of staying in the Premier League.
The Welshman, who made 60 appearances for the Saints as a player, took charge of the squad for the first time on Thursday after signing a contract until the end of the season to replace Mauricio Pellegrino.
Southampton head to Wigan in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday, with the first Premier League match under Hughes set to be at fellow relegation battlers West Ham on March 31.
Hughes is confident he is the man who can help the 17th-placed club secure their top-flight status. Press Association Sport understands he is on a bonus of about £1million to keep the Saints up.
‘From our point of view, we haven’t got enough time to do a gradual process - we have to hit the ground running,’ Hughes said on the club’s official website.
'Undoubtedly, we’ve got good players here. Players that, for whatever reason, have found it more of a struggle this year.
‘We’ll get down to the reasons why, but these players have the ability to win games in the Premier League and that’s what we intend to do.’
Pellegrino was appointed as Claude Puel’s successor last June, but the Saints only managed to win five of his 30 Premier League games in charge.
The Argentinian came under increasing pressure as the campaign progressed, with fans frustrated by perceived defensive tactics and pundits accusing the players of not playing for him.
Hughes wants his side to play with freedom.
‘I don’t think we need to show any apprehension,’ the former Stoke boss said.
'We need to go out, express ourselves, show our ability and manage the game.
‘I am here to get the job done and make sure we’re in the Premier League next year.’
The 54-year-old former Manchester United and Barcelona forward left Stoke in January when he was axed after four and a half years in the hotseat.
Hughes, though, is confident he will not take long to settle into his new surroundings.
‘I know a great deal about them from coming up against Southampton over the years. You get a real understanding of what they’re about and the style of play,’ he said.
'If I’m honest, I’ve probably tried to sign half of them, but haven’t quite got them over the line.
‘I know a lot of the qualities these players possess, so it’s going to be good to get the opportunity to finally work with some of the players I missed out on with previous clubs.’
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