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BBC News
3 days ago
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'New era will get worse before it gets better'
With relegation comes the inevitable player Premier League quality players in our squad are all expected to be playing top-tier football once again. We cannot and should not stand in the Walker-Peters has seen out his contract and confirmed his departure. Aaron Ramsdale, Mateus Fernandes and Tyler Dibling will also garner heaps of interest - the latter reportedly for a big is time for a full new era under incoming manager Will Still may be a painful transition. It will get worse before it gets is lots of news on players moving on, but it has been quiet on the news regarding young German centre-half Joshua Quarshie already a done deal, I would like to see more business done early. We need to have the squad depth capable of dealing with Championship the season we have just endured, the fans deserve one of competitiveness. To be a match for every fixture and not outclassed.I would hope to be in the play-off picture and give time for the new era and signings to settle. A glut of loanees are also returning, hoping to make their way into we keep Ross Stewart fit? Can Adam Armstrong return and find 20-plus goals again? Can we learn from our previous mistakes of poor recruitment?Would it be the worst thing to stay in the Championship for a while?Find more from Ray Hunt at the In that Number podcast, external
BBC News
7 days ago
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- BBC News
Would Walker-Peters be a smart signing?
Everton fan Mike Richards has identified Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters as a player the Toffees should look to sign this 28-year-old is yet to sign a new deal with the Saints and could be available on a free transfer."There has got to be a mixture of deals [this summer] - using cash, the loan market and free transfers," Richards told BBC Radio Merseyside."Someone like Walker-Peters is on a free. We need these kind of players who know the Premier League. He's a good standard and can play left-back and right-back."We are losing Ashley Young, who has done a decent job at left-back and right-back. It is a shame he is gone, but Walker-Peters [would be a good replacement]."He wouldn't be on huge wages and would be helpful at the back."Listen to the full discussion on the summer transfer window on BBC Sounds
BBC News
23-05-2025
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- BBC News
Rusk on team news, resilience and fans
Southampton interim boss Simon Rusk has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Arsenal at St Mary's (kick-off 16:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Rusk ruled out Taylor Harwood-Bellis and said Jan Bednarek is still struggling with his knee injury so is likely to miss out. He also said Albert Gronbaek has been struggling with his whether the players will have built resilience this season: "Everyone this year at this football club, as difficult as it has been, when we reflect, will have new layers as a person, a footballer. Part of that is being robust and the more experience I think you have in life, the more robust you can be if you use it properly."On this weekend: "Every game presents an opportunity. It's an opportunity for us to finish the season as well as we can. I spoke about playing with pride and passion - that'll be important on the day but also being diligent with our work."Rusk praised Mateus Fernandes but said there's "another level to his game", adding: "That's natural for someone who is 20 years old playing in the Premier League in a team that has had a difficult year. Matty, as a lad and character, is right up there. I'm sure the other bits of development in his game will come in time."He was asked whether Kyle Walker-Peters will start: "He has had a nasty illness and that has taken a bit of getting over. Naturally at this time we're looking at one or two of the younger ones around the group. We've spoken about momentum for next season, so there are one or two complexities with that. What I can tell you is Kyle has been great to work with, a great servant to the club and, whether he starts or not, he's someone we can fully appreciate."Rusk praised the way the fans have stuck with them this season: "The one thing I know this football club will always have is great support. There's going to be years it's not so good and years it's really good and the people are there all the way through, generationally, are the supporters, the rest of us all come and go."On his position as first-team coach at the club: "Whatever happens moving forward, I'm sure when the time is right the guys above me will let me know. But as it stands, preparing for this game on Sunday will remain my focus."Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news
BBC News
16-05-2025
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Rusk on Walker-Peters, pride and a chance to 'ruin the party'
Southampton interim boss Simon Rusk has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Everton (kick-off 12:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Rusk admitted there is a "decision to be made" on the fitness of Kyle Walker-Peters after he missed last weekend's draw against Manchester City through added: "Other than that we've got generally got a fit squad to choose from."When asked if he will change his side after last weekend's result he said: "The guys who came in last week gave a great account of themselves and played a part in a wonderful result. Ultimately I'll pick the best team for the job on the day."On the importance of pushing the players in the final two games: "Last week we were fighting to finish the season as strong as possible and in terms of our process going in to these games there is no change. We also know, we mentioned the quality of the Premier League, and I don't think you can go in to this game with a mindset other than trying to be your best."On playing in the last game at Goodison Park: "It won't be overwhelming for us. How many of these players played in the play-off final at Wembley last year? That supersedes this from our perspective as a football club so that's no concern for me. We want to go and ruin the party if you like, from our point of view we want to finish the season with as much pride as possible."Rusk added: "We are professional players, when the whistle blows you are focused on your own individual job and the teams job. Whether it's partisan or not or a hot atmosphere on the day, the lads will want to win the game and will want to play well so I don't see that as being a distraction."Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news
BBC News
13-05-2025
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'Rusk has succeeded in his goal as interim boss'
Pop the champagne - Southampton are not the worst team to grace the Premier League, earning a hard-fought draw by frustrating last season's champions Manchester City for a 0-0 draw to make sure of their 12-point points is nothing to celebrate, but given the abysmal season, and the remaining fixtures, it was very unlikely the total would increase. Saints also went into the fixture low on confidence after the Leicester City defeat and expecting a the whole backline produced their best performances of the season even without stalwart Kyle Walker-Peters. The centre-back trio of Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek and Taylor Harwood-Bellis combined for a total of 10 blocks with wing-backs James Bree and Wellington making six tackles. Indeed, in coming in for the rested Ryan Manning, Wellington's best display for Southampton staked his claim for inclusion during the remainder of the season and on to the registered 26 shots without success leading to their defender Ruben Dias fuming about Southampton's strategy."They were just wasting time the whole game," he said. "I didn't even feel like they wanted to play the game or win the game."A point without even trying to play. If that is the only way we can gain points, then I would be happy for 38 games in that same Rusk's response: "There were high levels of concentration and having good levels of defending in and around your box is an underrated quality. We've got to do what we've got to do and we did it well."Rusk has succeeded in his goal as interim boss - to make Southampton harder to beat. More of the same for the final two games against Everton and more from Ray Hunt at the In that Number podcast, external
