3 Southampton Players Who Have Surprised Us All This Season

If the season ended today and the new began one tomorrow, Southampton would be getting ready for their first ever Champions League campaign. Unfortunately that cannot happen, but what has happened is that Southampton have had a very good start to this season.

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The Transfer Window so Far – Southampton

What they needed?

In football, months can seem like eternities – such as is the case with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton. When the Argentine was appointed following the undoubtedly harsh sacking of Nigel Adkins there was uproar in the English game, yet several months later those disgruntled feelings are a very distant memory.

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The grass may not be greener for Stoke City

Stoke’s former boss Tony Pulis will look back on this year with few fond memories. Expected to push on and finally challenge the top teams, his side instead regressed, flirting with relegation more suggestively than in previous seasons. He joins the long line of managers who built dynasties, before outstaying their welcome. Do Stoke risk joining the long line of clubs who assume the grass is greener, before being greeted by cold hard reality?

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Where will Le Fondre be applying his trade next season?

With Le Fondre arguably being massively underused by Brian McDermott and fighting for his place under new boss, Nigel Adkins, where will he be playing his football next season?

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Australian Goodwin on trial at Reading (video)

Newcastle Jets full back Craig Goodwin is set to undergo a trial at Premier League side Reading.

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New to the job - a manager's perspective

Nigel Adkins has recently been appointed as manager of Reading and his sole task is to help the club avoid relegation from the Premiership. How then does a new manager actually approach the daunting task of trying to rapidly improve the fortunes of a club, and lead them into a position where both the fans and the players are content?

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Adkins appointment hints at Reading preparing for next season

Following the sacking of Brian McDermott earlier this month, football fans were both shocked and appalled.

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Is it still Squeaky Bum time for the Saints?

A manager with little grasp of the language, an inexperienced squad and a tricky fixture list should leave Saints fans worried despite their performance against Liverpool. With only 4 points separating themselves and the bottom three, Southampton's stay in the premier league is starting to mirror that of Blackpool.

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Will Pochettino’s language barrier become an issue?

The 40-year-old Southampton boss suffered a frustrating loss to Newcastle United on the weekend as the Saints still found themselves firmly in the relegation mire.

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An Ugly Week For English Football

There is no sport quite like football. At its best it has the ability to do a lot of great things. The way football pulled together and backed the Hillsborough Justice Campaign was a glaring of example of that. Football brings joy to millions of people around the globe and can be a way of escaping reality for 90 minutes at least.

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Just exactly who is Mauricio Pochettino?

Many football fans were shocked to see Nigel Adkins sacked by Southampton, but that was only the first surprise at the South Coast club.

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Cor-tese does it - Nigel Adkins sacked

Nigel Adkins was sacked as manager of Southampton Football Club yesterday and immediately replaced with Argentinean manager, non English speaking, Mauricio Pochettino.

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Who will win the relegation battle? Aston Villa vs Southampton preview

The two sides immediately above the dreaded drop-zone are set to go into battle this Saturday and both managers will be desperate to snatch all 3 points, but who will get them?

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James Ward-Prowse- Future Star

Southampton Football Club, famous for running a highly successful youth academy, have produced some fantastic players in the last decade. Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gareth Bale, all sold for a hefty sum of money, have gone on to play at the highest levels for both club and country.

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Saints need their big man to do the business again (Video)

Having guided them from the depths of League One to the holy land of the Premier League, Southampton now need their goal-scoring hero more than ever.

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