Mauricio Pellegrino: Sacked

Southampton FC


Southampton have sacked manager Mauricio Pellegrino with the team just one point and one place above the Premier League relegation zone with eight games left this season.

The Saints have won just one of their past 17 league matches and lost 3-0 at Newcastle United on Saturday.

Pellegrino, a former Argentina defender, was appointed in June as the successor to Claude Puel.

Saints face Wigan on Sunday for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

They are in their sixth successive season in the Premier League and have not finished lower than 14th in any of the previous five.

Following Saturday's match, Pellegrino said he "observed some players who gave up".

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Luggy revisited?

I don't think he should have said the relegation battle ahead was a "nice challenge" after the Newcastle defeat.

akagreengull wrote:

I don't think he should have said the relegation battle ahead was a "nice challenge" after the Newcastle defeat.

I think when he said his players had "given up" was probably the killer.

At the end of the day the manager is a small part of the equation. You need chairman board coaching staff fans and the backroom staff to allow a club to flourish. Any team that has had two managers and counting in one season has other things wrong.

Mark Hughes in at Southampton. Not sure too many Saints fans will be happy.