Saints legend says club must start 'afresh' in Championship
Southampton Football Club legend Matt Le Tissier said the club went into last season 'underprepared' before the team were relegated to the Championship in last place.
The Saints hero was speaking at MotoFest 2025 in Eastleigh on Saturday afternoon when he was asked about the club's fortunes last season and if they'll bounce back to the Premier League by winning promotion in the next 12 months.
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Asked whether fans should ignore the club's record low top division points tally of 12 points, 'Le God' said: 'We have to talk about last season because it happened, we can't just ignore it.
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Matt Le Tissier speaking at MotoFest 2025 (Image: Newsquest) 'It was a tough season, I thought we went into it underprepared with the squad that we had.
'I feel like the last few years the recruitment side of things hasn't been to the standard we were used to for the years before that.
'I think that's why we ended up in the position that we ended up in. Hopefully we can start afresh for this season and not have too much of a hangover from last year and go and compete and try and get back in the Premier League.
'If we do that, we have to make sure we're better prepared for next time.'
Le Tissier was also joined at MotoFest 2025 by fellow ex-Saints forward James Beattie.
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