"Listen very carefully; I shall say this only once..."
So, the brave new world of Southampton FC didn`t quite go to plan yesterday, resulting in a narrow 1-0 loss away at Cardiff City. That`s still only one win in 16 Premier League matches so far this season and must have given our latest manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl not only food for thought but also wondering what on earth he`s doing here.
The solitary Cardiff goal came courtesy of a South Wales deluge and some spectacularly inept `defending` from Saints` `central defender` Jannik Vestergaard who somehow contrived to pass back to his goalkeeper only for the ball to get stuck in an obliging puddle, leaving the Cardiff striker free to plant the ball in the back of the net beyond the despairing clutches of the Saints` custodian.
The solitary Cardiff goal came courtesy of a South Wales deluge and some spectacularly inept `defending` from Saints` `central defender` Jannik Vestergaard who somehow contrived to pass back to his goalkeeper only for the ball to get stuck in an obliging puddle, leaving the Cardiff striker free to plant the ball in the back of the net beyond the despairing clutches of the Saints` custodian.
Herr Hasenhuttl seems an affable fellow - speaks good English, very personable, says all the right things and promises to shake things up and deliver us from evil. We`ll see. He needs time and patience to turn things around and I just hope that both of those commodities are not in short supply. He says that his name translates to `a little rabbit shed` - I think he means rabbit hutch, hence the illustrative tribute above.
Just as well we didn`t appoint Herr Flick of the Gestapo; that would perhaps have been a step too far. But I can imagine that Herr Hasenhuttl addressing his downcast charges on Monday morning in the determinedly forceful style displayed in his first press conference, " Gid moaning. Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once. What I saw on Saturday in Cardiff was, how you say, krap? From now on you will work harder, run further and faster than ever before, hone what skills you might have and fight for the right to wear the shirt. If you don`t like it, can`t measure up, you will not be here for very long and we will get people in who want to be here and play their socks off for this famous and wonderful club."
Or something like that. Something needs to happen and fast. The Saints are next to bottom of the league and it seems unlikely that they will pick up any more points this calendar year than the paltry nine they have already garnered, facing Arsenal next, then away to Huddersfield, then West Ham and Manchester City at home. relegation looks ominously likely unless rabbit hutch manager can pull off a miracle.
No wonder I am experiencing developing mental health issues. What`s more, just to add to my sense of foreboding I`m sure I saw a piece of plastic today and I sensed that the world got a teeny bit warmer too. Nurse!!!!
Just as well we didn`t appoint Herr Flick of the Gestapo; that would perhaps have been a step too far. But I can imagine that Herr Hasenhuttl addressing his downcast charges on Monday morning in the determinedly forceful style displayed in his first press conference, " Gid moaning. Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once. What I saw on Saturday in Cardiff was, how you say, krap? From now on you will work harder, run further and faster than ever before, hone what skills you might have and fight for the right to wear the shirt. If you don`t like it, can`t measure up, you will not be here for very long and we will get people in who want to be here and play their socks off for this famous and wonderful club."
Or something like that. Something needs to happen and fast. The Saints are next to bottom of the league and it seems unlikely that they will pick up any more points this calendar year than the paltry nine they have already garnered, facing Arsenal next, then away to Huddersfield, then West Ham and Manchester City at home. relegation looks ominously likely unless rabbit hutch manager can pull off a miracle.
No wonder I am experiencing developing mental health issues. What`s more, just to add to my sense of foreboding I`m sure I saw a piece of plastic today and I sensed that the world got a teeny bit warmer too. Nurse!!!!
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