Southampton, after assessing their results so far, have decided that the best option is to sack coach Hasenhüttl. Why did he make the mistake?

Ralph Hasenhüttl failed to defend his post as Southampton coach after two successive defeats to Crystal Palace and Newcastle, whose management decided to sack the 55-year-old Austrian, who has been with the Saints since December 6, 2018.

The current Premier League season is not a walk in the park for any team, even more so for Southampton, who are currently on 18 points with 12. The team is now in second place with 18 points.

The confidants of coach Hasenhüttl managed to win only three games out of 14, which is really not enough and the management decided to give the club a new impetus.

Thus, the Austrian coach ends after 173 matches in which he celebrated victory 60 times, 38 times the match ended in a draw and 75 times in defeat. Under his leadership, Saints had their best finish in their second season, when they finished 11th with 52 points.

However, Southampton have long had one of the least valuable teams in the Premier League, and that hasn’t changed this time around. Moreover, no big signings came in the summer, rather the club concentrated on a few young talents, as is the tradition with Saints.

However, this year several clubs that previously struggled alongside this English club from the south of the island have strengthened considerably and where Southapton are now is certainly no surprise. So the question is how much will anything change with the arrival of a new coach.

After all, Hasenhüttl was much appreciated for his qualities, this was a coach who could keep the club steadily in the Premier League, which was certainly not a given, and this season that may not be the case.

Moreover, Saints are certainly not playing badly, they are showing good football, which they have shown in the last two league games when they have been the more active team. Moreover, they didn’t have any big explosions, when apart from defeats against Tottenham, Manchester City and upset Newcastle, the matches ended with a difference of one goal.

This is confirmed by the xPTS statistics, according to which Southampton would be in 12th place. Hasenhüttl’s team simply chose a weaker period, which of course they have already experienced several times. Personally, I wouldn’t doubt that Saints would save themselves again this season.

Therefore, there is no talk of the new coach performing miracles with this team, although it can happen. The coming months will tell.

“Southampton Football Club can confirm that it has sacked first team coach Ralph Hasenhüttl and assistant head coach Richard Kitzbichler,” reads the club’s official statement.

Southampton still have two games before the break for the World Cup, namely a cup game with Sheffield Wednesday and then a visit to Anfield.

Source: Southampton, Transfermarkt