da dobrowin： Southampton slipped back into the relegation zone following their 2-0 defeat against Liverpool at St Mary’s on Sunday combined with other results going against them, but it hasn’t brought an end to Mauricio Pellegrino’s spell as manager.
da stake casino： Saints supporters have shown their vocal disapproval against their Argentine boss plenty of times in recent weeks, but it seems as though the board are ready to give the 46-year-old more time to turn the side’s fortunes around, with a crucial five-match run against Burnley, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Swansea City and West Ham United to come following the FA Cup fifth round tie against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
If Pellegrino does get the results needed to keep the south coast outfit in the Premier League he may well keep his job in the summer and be backed in the transfer market, as the club look to put what has been a disappointing campaign in many aspects behind them.
The Argentine staying at St Mary’s wouldn’t be good news for some though, and there would certainly be a number of players that would be unhappy and believe that they could be on their way out at the end of the campaign as a result.
Here are three Southampton players that have no future at the club if Pellegrino stays this summer…
Fraser Forster
The goalkeeper quick established himself as the number one choice at St Mary’s following his move from Celtic in 2014, and he had kept his spot in the side – when he was fit – right up until the end of 2017.
The 6ft 7in stopper’s performances had begun to drop and the St Mary’s faithful were beginning to get on his back, and the England international was finally dropped following the 5-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Boxing Day.
Alex McCarthy kept a clean sheet on his first start of the campaign against Manchester United at Old Trafford and has started every match since then.
Forster’s lack of involvement in the FA Cup ties against Fulham and Crystal Palace suggest that opportunities are going to be limited for him unless McCarthy is ruled out in the future, and Mauricio Pellegrino and the club could look to cash in on the 29-year-old in the summer.
Nathan Redmond
Like Forster, the winger has been a regular fixture in the Southampton team ever since he joined them from Norwich City in the summer of 2016, racking up 74 appearances in total.
However, the one-cap England international has struggled in terms of goals and assists this term – he has none of the former – and he was another that was dropped to the substitutes’ bench against Manchester United.
The 23-year-old has only played 33 minutes of football for Saints in 2018, and rumours of a poor attitude on the training pitch saw him left out of the matchday squad altogether against Watford and Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League, and the Hornets in the FA Cup.
It remains to be seen whether Redmond can prove to Pellegrino that he still has a future at St Mary’s, but it seems unlikely as things stand right now and he could be on his way in the summer.
Manolo Gabbiadini
Southampton thought they had found the regular goalscorer they were desperate for when Gabbiadini hit the ground running following his move from Napoli during the 2017 January transfer window, but after a fine start it has turned into something of a nightmare spell at St Mary’s for the Italy international.
The 26-year-old struggled for goals and looked uncomfortable in the lone striker role in the early stages of the current campaign, and he quickly found himself behind the likes of Charlie Austin and Shane Long in the centre-forward pecking order, even though the latter only has one goal for club and country in the last year.
The Italian has only played 112 minutes of football in 2018 – with 82 of those coming in a rare start against Tottenham Hotspur – while he didn’t even come off of the substitutes’ bench in the 2-0 defeat against Liverpool despite Pellegrino’s men needing a goal.
If the Argentine boss stays at the end of the campaign and following the arrival of Guido Carrillo last month, Gabbiadini will surely be one of the first through the exit door even if the club secures their Premier League status.
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