Jacob Tanswell

‘Foot on line,’ stay high and leave space for the big man – the Ralph Hasenhuttl guide to set-pieces

Ralph Hasenhuttl has got a distinctive approach to set-pieces. A sign of the ever-changing times in modern football, the way…

4 years ago

Southampton just need this season to end (safely)

Sapped of energy, ideas and now enthusiasm, Southampton's latest defeat showed the end to this season can't come quick enough.…

4 years ago

Kyle Walker-Peters is Southampton’s most important player. Yes, really

Ralph Hasenhuttl's decision to move Ryan Bertrand to right-back for the game against Manchester City further underlined how priceless Kyle…

4 years ago

Mark Wotte: ‘Rupert’s message was clear from day one. There is no budget’

In one of the most precarious, strangest periods in Southampton's history, Mark Wotte was tasked with implementing some sort of…

4 years ago

Southampton’s core of youth could be Gao’s saving grace

With Southampton very much living off a hand-to-mouth existence, they need to buy to sell. But what if their current…

4 years ago

Blood, guts and lots of F-words: an afternoon watching Portsmouth and Steve Evans go to battle

Steve Evans coming to Portsmouth was always going to go one way wasn't it? Jacob Tanswell writes from Fratton Park

4 years ago

Southampton are enduring the worst run in their Premier League history. So what happens now?

Southampton have collected just one point in their last eight games. Confidence is low, any form has vanished and discernible…

4 years ago

Selfless, sturdy and occasionally kamikaze – Moussa Djenepo, Southampton’s fitting misfit

Moussa Djenepo is a player you can't quite put your finger on. Flashes of brilliance are marred by confusion, are…

4 years ago

Alex McCarthy or Fraser Forster: are opinions changing, or has one just become more ‘fashionable?’

After four clean sheets in his last four games, there are ever-increasing calls from supporters for Ralph Hasenhuttl to install…

4 years ago

It’s time Southampton decided if they’re pushing for a seat at the top table or blending into the background

Against Wolves, Southampton lost for the sixth successive time. VAR was again the hub of controversy. But Saints' displays cannot…

4 years ago

Southampton thrive on character. Cup progress showed they are becoming extroverts once more

With injuries mounting and luck being rued, Southampton had started to become introverts. But there was a shift in the…

4 years ago

One goal from open play in 57 days. Southampton’s strikers must take the pressure off Ward-Prowse’s shoulders

Last Saturday, Takumi Minamino scored Southampton's first goal from open play in 2021. It's now the strikers stepped up, took…

4 years ago

Loss, pain and perilous tragedy – Shrewsbury’s shipwrecked season means football takes a back seat

On Saturday, Shrewsbury went away to Swindon and won 1-0 to claim their first points of 2021. It was a…

4 years ago

Ralph Hasenhuttl: the walking, talking, managerial fighter pilot

9-0 again. But Southampton's supporters remain unrelenting in their support for Ralph Hasenhuttl. And the Saints boss is eternally grateful.…

4 years ago

Minamino may not be the full-back Southampton need, but could be the cunning they crave

In the literal embers of the January transfer window, Southampton have completed the loan signing of Takumi Minamino until the…

4 years ago

Dean Hammond: ‘Nigel told me on the morning of Man City game that I wasn’t going to be involved in the squad, that I wasn’t going to be captain’

In an exclusive interview with our Southampton correspondent Jacob Tanswell, former Saints captain Dean Hammond reveals how his time at…

5 years ago

Loan exit of Vokins means Hasenhuttl now begins to hunt irons in the fire

After weeks of injury and bad luck, Ralph Hasenhuttl cut a happier figure in his pre-match press conference before the…

5 years ago

Hasenhuttl engaged in Arsenal’s tactical top trumps but with fewer (and flawed) cards

On Tuesday night, Ralph Hasenhuttl and Mikel Arteta engaged in a tactical masquerade. Arsenal wanted to lead the dance so…

5 years ago

“We are still looking, yes” – fullback shortfall only heightens Hasenhuttl’s need for winter cover

The full back position was threadbare as it is. Now with Ryan Bertrand suspended and Kyle Walker-Peters injured, the damage…

5 years ago

Ibrahima Diallo: The multi-string jewel in Southampton’s revamped scouting crown

Ibrahima Diallo is becoming Southampton's multi-faceted midfielder. He adds incision to compliment aggression and has displayed a precocious talent at…

5 years ago

Yan Valery is far from a lost cause (he just needs to play 15 yards higher)

Progression has stalled for Yan Valery and doubts have emerged over glaring vulnerabilities. But the Frenchman's palate for attacking may…

5 years ago

‘It is frustrating’ – limited Staplewood access and COVID-19 restrictions means more injuries and slower progress for Hasenhuttl

COVID-19 restrictions has meant players at Southampton do not have access to all the facilities available at Staplewood. Ralph Hasenhuttl…

5 years ago

Josh King scored two but his storied Bournemouth tale has reached its final chapter

Josh King scored two against Oldham and booked Bournemouth's ticket into the next round. But neither party can deny the…

5 years ago

Hasenhuttl in tears and players on knees – this was Southampton’s defining night

Only a victory like the one on Monday night could extract that type of emotion. It was a game where…

5 years ago