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For Southampton things continue to go according to plan in the English Premier League. Styrian coach Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team won 2-0 (1-0) at home to Newcastle United on Friday night and, thanks to their third win in a row, clinched the championship lead for at least a day.
Of the last six games without defeat, the “Saints”, who led the English championship for the first time since 1988 and the Premier League for the first time since its founding in the 1992/93 season, have won five. Che Adams (7th) and Stuart Armstrong (82nd) scored the goals for the third consecutive victory. Southampton are now tied on points ahead of Liverpool. The “Reds” are in action Sunday at the Schlager near Manchester City.
Southampton had not achieved three consecutive league wins since May 2016 (then under coach Ronald Koeman). The “Saints”, with whom Hasenhüttl extended his contract until 2024 in the summer, are in the lead. “It’s amazing what my team is doing right now,” Hasenhüttl said. “We could have scored more goals, but the rest was almost perfect. We had a good control of the game, everyone played at the highest level. “
The improvement is not accidental
Hasenhüttl is not surprised by the success of his team. The Austrian placed particular emphasis on high work ethics. The improvement is not a coincidence. “But I spend my energy more on what could be done better than thinking about what is going well,” said the 53-year-old, who was named Southampton after a 9-0 win over Leicester last October. The coach had confessed. In December 2018 he assumed the position of coach.
Hasenhüttl even sees the fact that matches are currently being played without spectators due to the CoV pandemic as an advantage for his team. “That takes pressure and stress off us,” explained the Austrian. “We played very bravely with and without the ball. Our game is very complete. “Newcastle manager Steve Bruce also showed Southampton respect:” The best team won. We just didn’t do enough against a very good team. “
