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Again, Ralph Hasenhuttl repeated the same words in regards to Danny Ings. He expects the striker to stay. But with their being little to no progress on a new deal, there is little in the way of evidence.
This is the story of Southampton’s return to the Premier League, two seasons after being confined to the doldrums of administration and another season in League One. In an exclusive story, Jacob Tanswell spoke to those who made it all happen.
Ryan Bertrand is a picture of familiarity for Southampton fans. Throughout the most volatile, unpredictable periods, the full-back remains, hustling up that left hand side with the same languid, sometimes stoney exterior. Six years a Saint, Bertrand is one of, if not the best Saints signing of this Premier League era. This is the much-earned tribute to him. Jacob Tanswell writes.
Ralph Hasenhuttl has got a distinctive approach to set-pieces. A sign of the ever-changing times in modern football, the way in which they defend and attack dead ball situations would defy traditional opinions. Jacob Tanswell breaks it down.
Sapped of energy, ideas and now enthusiasm, Southampton’s latest defeat showed the end to this season can’t come quick enough. Jacob Tanswell writes from St Mary’s.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s decision to move Ryan Bertrand to right-back for the game against Manchester City further underlined how priceless Kyle Walker-Peters is to this Southampton side and the lengths they go to protect him at all costs. Jacob Tanswell writes
In one of the most precarious, strangest periods in Southampton’s history, Mark Wotte was tasked with implementing some sort of stability. With the club on the brink and tension upstairs, that proved difficult to do. Jacob Tanswell talks with Wotte in an exclusive interview
With Southampton very much living off a hand-to-mouth existence, they need to buy to sell. But what if their current crop of under-23 talent shows signs of coming back to life? Jacob Tanswell writes.
Southampton have collected just one point in their last eight games. Confidence is low, any form has vanished and discernible problems at both ends of the pitch. How can it all be solved? Jacob Tanswell writes
Moussa Djenepo is a player you can’t quite put your finger on. Flashes of brilliance are marred by confusion, are marred by glorious contradiction. And against Chelsea he showed it all. Jacob Tanswell writes from St Mary’s.
After four clean sheets in his last four games, there are ever-increasing calls from supporters for Ralph Hasenhuttl to install Fraser Forster as Southampton’s number one. Are those calls substantiated on evidence or a simple case of recency bias? Jacob Tanswell writes
With injuries mounting and luck being rued, Southampton had started to become introverts. But there was a shift in the midlands. Jacob Tanswell writes from Molineux.
Last Saturday, Takumi Minamino scored Southampton’s first goal from open play in 2021. It’s now the strikers stepped up, took responsibility and wrestled the burden away from James Ward-Prowse’s mercurial set-piece deliveries.
9-0 again. But Southampton’s supporters remain unrelenting in their support for Ralph Hasenhuttl. And the Saints boss is eternally grateful. Two days after the defeat, Hasenhuttl hit back – in the most emotive, inspiring way possible.
It has been a week where many players have been victims of online racial abuse. It seems as though no end is in sight, with Southampton’s Alex Jankewitz the latest to receive racial abuse via social media.
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In the literal embers of the January transfer window, Southampton have completed the loan signing of Takumi Minamino until the end of the season. He may not be the full back Saints needed, but could provide the energy a wilting attack needs. Jacob Tanswell writes.
In an exclusive interview with our Southampton correspondent Jacob Tanswell, former Saints captain Dean Hammond reveals how his time at the club came to an end and the harsh, hard-hitting significant struggles he faced during life after football.
On Tuesday night, Ralph Hasenhuttl and Mikel Arteta engaged in a tactical masquerade. Arsenal wanted to lead the dance so played Southampton at their own game. And all the little subplots made for an intriguing systematic battle – with Arsenal having the more powerful weaponry. Jacob Tanswell writes from Southampton.
The full back position was threadbare as it is. Now with Ryan Bertrand suspended and Kyle Walker-Peters injured, the damage has only worsened. Ralph Hasenhuttl remains “hopeful” the club can bring someone in before the January window slams shut. Jacob Tanswell writes.
Ibrahima Diallo is becoming Southampton’s multi-faceted midfielder. He adds incision to compliment aggression and has displayed a precocious talent at just 21 years of age. He may just be the leading light within Southampton’s new streamline recruitment strategy. Jacob Tanswell writes from St Mary’s.
Progression has stalled for Yan Valery and doubts have emerged over glaring vulnerabilities. But the Frenchman’s palate for attacking may mean a change in the player he is perceived to be. Jacob Tanswell writes.
COVID-19 restrictions has meant players at Southampton do not have access to all the facilities available at Staplewood. Ralph Hasenhuttl believes this may have proved significant in the team’s mounting injury woes. Jacob Tanswell reports from Hasenhuttl’s pre-match press conference against Shrewsbury Town.
Only a victory like the one on Monday night could extract that type of emotion. It was a game where 90 minutes perfectly reflected the journey Southampton have been on under Ralph Hasenhuttl – all of which led to their crowning moment. Jacob Tanswell writes from St Mary’s.