Southampton sack manager Juric after Premier League relegation
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AFP
| Apr 07, 2025
Southampton's Croatian head coach Ivan Juric (C) reacts as players applaud fans after the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on April 6, 2025. Tottenham won the match 3-1. [AFP]
Southampton have sacked manager Ivan Juric following their relegation from the Premier League, the club announced Monday.
="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=011965659370381653902:7awkdkhs2_y&q=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/amp/football/2001437054/premier-league-southampton-beat-tottenham-with-comeback-win&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjkipTv88WMAxVWVqQEHcGYHI8QFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0CZKlMVJ1CdorIJPvzxgBS">Southampton Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks Standard Sacco members accuse police of harassment Lack of clear rules undermining collaboration on climate finance Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN Africa's opportunity in taming a warming world World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks Reverent politics key to climate action There is need to raise visibility of climate impact on health There is need to rethink Kenya's climate financing framework Relegation with seven fixtures left gives Southampton, last season's Championship play-off winners, an unwanted Premier League record, surpassing Derby and Huddersfield's relegations with six games left in 2008 and 2019 respectively.
="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=011965659370381653902:7awkdkhs2_y&q=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/main-staging/business/football/article/2001508490/troubled-man-united-humiliated-by-bournemouth&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH3daR9MWMAxUyRaQEHQOLMNAQFnoECAEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0s51R5w7jwuYVjB936ZauN">Juric took over from Russell Martin< in December, with Southampton already deep in trouble, but the 49-year-old won only one league match, at Ipswich in February. Saints have lost seven of their past eight league matches.
Simon Rusk will take charge of the team as interim manager for the remainder of the season and will be assisted by Adam Lallana.
"We can confirm that we have today reached an agreement with our men's first-team manager, Ivan Juric, to end his spell at the club," said a Southampton statement.
"Ivan came to Southampton at a tough time and was tasked with trying to improve a squad in a difficult situation. "Unfortunately, we haven't seen performances progress the way we had hoped, but we would like to thank Ivan and his staff for their honesty and hard work as they fought against the odds to try and keep us up."
The Saints statement added: "With ="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=011965659370381653902:7awkdkhs2_y&q=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/article/2001304922/premier-league-club-sack-manager&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwirxdbG9MWMAxWET6QEHfEeKgEQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw3hsMOkKT_J-YcH1j8O9J9_">relegation to the Championship now confirmed<, we believe it is important to give fans, players, and staff some clarity on the future as we head into a very important summer.
"We remain incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of our fans. Their continued dedication and passion, despite what has been a very tough season, is remarkable and is appreciated by everyone at the club.
"Despite the challenges that relegation will bring, our goal is to restore a sense of pride for them in their team and club once again."
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