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Video: Jaïdi reflects on Derby defeat

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Jaïdi: Derby defeat a learning curve

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Saints faced a Rams side that included four first-team players, and Jaïdi feels his men will learn a lot from the experience.

“It was a good learning curve,” he explained.

“Especially for our younger boys. Derby had some good, experienced players who know what to do on the pitch and how to deal with the critical periods of the game.

“We started positively. We kept the ball, we controlled the game and we forced them to play direct, which we controlled.

“But as soon as we started to give away some balls that put us on the back foot and then we conceded two poor goals.”

Saints lost Harrison Reed midway through the first-half, after a tangle saw him go off injured.

Ben Rowthorn replaced him, and Jaïdi was hopeful that the injured midfielder would return to action soon.

“It was disappointing to lose Harry early on,” he contined.

“Especially a player like him, who is so energetic and understands the game in the midfield area.

“We wish him to come back soon and hope he’ll be performing the same with the 23s or first team – hopefully it won’t be long.”

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Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu demands his team move on from Chelsea defeat

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Saints lost at St Mary’s for the first time since February by going down 2-0 to title-chasing Chelsea on Sunday. Claude Puel’s men host Inter in the Europa League on Thursday and midfielder Romeu said: “We have to come back now. We don’t want to lose two in a row. “The season is very long and we need to come back. We have been very good recently, and the feelings are bad now because we have lost.

“Now we need to show up again and win on Thursday against Inter Milan” “We are being honest with ourselves, but we need to look forward and we need to be proud as well. “It will be a nice night and hopefully we can get a good win, and get those wins back again. “It’s the first one we have lost, but we have to stop it as soon as possible and we have to come back stronger and better.” Saints are in the middle of a fixture pile-up which will see them play six games in less than three weeks.

But Romeu, who has started every Premier League and European fixture this season, is refusing to put the Chelsea defeat down to fatigue. The Spaniard said: “We are not getting caught up in too many matches. Last week was a good game and we won in the cup. “Now we need to show up again and win on Thursday.”

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Inter in crisis ahead of Saints trip

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Saints will face an Inter Milan side in crisis on Thursday night with Frank De Boer facing the sack.

Saints were on the wrong end of 1-0 defeat at the San Siro a fortnight ago, a result which helped briefly ease the pressure on De Boer.

However, another loss to Sampdoria at the weekend has made it six defeats in eight in all competitions for Inter, and four in five in Serie A.

Inter are now mired in midtable some 13 points behind leaders Juventus and with speculation rife in the Italian media that De Boer could be fired before Thursday’s Europa League game at St Mary’s.

If he does somehow survive, defeat on Thursday will mean he is likely to face the axe in the upcoming international break, with the likes of Leonardo and Laurent Blanc already being touted to take over.

To add to De Boer’s woes, influential star Eder has fallen out with him after the Italian international reacted angrily to being substituted against Sampdoria, refusing to shake De Boer’s hand as he stormed off.

That comes on top of the animosity from Inter’s hard-core ‘Ultra’ support towards top striker Mauro Icardi over comments he made in a recent book.

It all seems to add up to a perfect storm for Saints to try and take advantage of when Inter pay an historic visit to St Mary’s on Thursday night.

It could be a decisive night in Group K, with Sparta Prague aiming to extend their advantage at the top as they host Hapoel Be’er Sheva having beaten the Israelis away from home last time out.

A win for either Saints or Inter would leave them in pole position to also get through heading into the last two matches.

De Boer was given a vote of confidence by the Inter board last week with club CEO Michael Bolingbro saying: “We’re very satisfied with Frank de Boer.

“He accepted to come here at the last minute and it’s not an easy situation. We’re 100 per cent behind him.”

However, another defeat saw De Boer fending off further questions about his future, insisting: “Talk to the board - I do my job.”

“This is just an issue of mentality," he said. “We have a lot of quality but we can’t do much when we have the mentality I saw in the first half.

“We have a problem at this moment. I said to the team during the break that we had to change and it looked like another team in the second half.

"I have faith that we can change this difficult time.

“As I said, I’ve seen a good team many times, but we must have the conviction to do it for 90 minutes, as [in the wins] against Torino and Juventus. We cannot always stay in this form.”

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Video: Gardos pleased to step up recovery

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Player of the Month vote open

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Saints have had a number of impressive performers over the past few weeks, but the shortlist has been whittled down to Virgil van Dijk, Oriol Romeu, Nathan Redmond and Sam McQueen.

Centre-half van Dijk has kept up his record of being nominated in every month so far this season, although he is yet to win one of the awards this term.

Midfielder Oriol Romeu edged him out to the September prize, and the Spaniard is again included among the final selection, following another stellar month.

He faces further stiff competition to make it back-to-back victories, though, with Nathan Redmond putting forward a strong case, after netting in the 3-1 home win over Burnley and the 1-1 draw at Manchester City.

Also in with a good shout is Sam McQueen, who produced some eye-catching displays at left-back in the absence of the injured Ryan Bertrand and Matt Targett, making both his Premier League and European debuts.

Voting closes on Thursday 3rd November, at midday. To cast your vote, click here.

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Gardos feeling good after first full 90 minutes

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Having played for 45 minutes and then an hour in his first two games back from injury, the Romanian international stepped up his return further at the iPro Stadium.

Despite the defeat, Gardos was personally pleased to come through unscathed in the Premier League 2 clash.

“It was good for me. I’m happy to have made it through 90 minutes after a long time out,” Gardos said.

“I started slowly with 45, then 60 and now the full game. It was a bit of a higher pace, so it was another good test for me.

“I’m just at the beginning, so I have to keep building on this and move forward.

“I was a bit tired, because I haven’t played 90 minutes for such a long time, and it wasn’t easy.

“I’ve been through a lot in the last 16 months. I’m happy to have finished the game and I’m feeling good.”

Despite the progress, Gardos knows it’s only the start of his return from an injury that ruled him out for the entire 2015/16 campaign.

“Of course for me it’s just the beginning. I still have a lot of work to do. Hopefully I’m going to be okay and I will get rid of these problems,” he added.

“I hope to be able to get some first-team game time soon, but I know I have to keep working hard to get back to my level.”

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Hampshire grass-roots football managers and coaches asked to stay silent this weekend

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YOUTH football managers and coaches will fall silent for the second time in as many years across Hampshire this weekend.

Following an inaugural weekend staged in 2015/16, the Hampshire FA are holding another ‘Silent Weekend’ on Saturday November 5 and Sunday November 6.

A statement said: "Our second Silent Weekend will promote Respect in Youth Football and showcase an attractive game that puts the needs of the players first.

"Youth & Mini Soccer fixtures taking place on 5th & 6th November will involve coaches and spectators remaining silent throughout games to raise awareness of the need to create a positive and pressure-free environment in which children can enjoy football and learn to love and develop in the game. “We hope with your support you will encourage all to take part and spread awareness of this fantastic initiative.”

Not all leagues have signed up for the ‘Silent Weekend’, though.

The Southampton Tyro League and Portsmouth Youth League - two of the largest leagues in the county - have decided against supporting the initiative, as they did last season.

But seven leagues have signed up, including the Eastleigh & District Mini League, Testway League and the Winchester League.

The Southampton & District Girls League and the New Forest & District League have also added their names to the list.

The Peter Houseman Youth League and the North East Hants Youth League are the other two leagues who will be asking their managers and coaches to stay silent.

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Video: October’s Goal of the Month contenders

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Take a look at our pick of Southampton’s best goals from October – as you’ll see, one in particular caught our eye!

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