Croatian coach Ivan Jurić he accepted the difficult task of taking over the bench Southamptona. Saving the team from the south of England is a big challenge, and this was also shown in the 20th round, when Juri’s team was defeated convincingly 5-0 by Brentford.
It was the second match under the leadership of a Croatian expert, and that the word about a one-way “street”, it became clear moreć in the sixth minute, when the visitors took the lead with a goal Kevin Damagea. Brentford had a few more chances in the first half, while Southampton only tied the scoreboard in the last ten minutes of the first half. Unfortunately, that was all we saw of them in this match.
In the 54th minute, Sepp van den Berg scored to increase the lead, but then the “saints” were saved by VAR, which canceled the goal. There was no salvation in the 62nd minute, when the best playerč Brentford, Bryan Mbeumoscored on an assist from Yoane Wissa. Just seven minutes later, the same gameč was accurate from the penalty spot.
The other two goals came in stoppage time. Keane Lewis-Potter he scored in the 92nd minute, while two minutes later He warned made the final 5-0. With this defeat, Southampton remained pinned to the bottom of the Premiership, and the first team they are chasing is Leicester, who have eight points more.
Jurić now has a cup meeting with the second league team Swansea who play on Sunday, which is an opportunity for him to achieve his first victory on the Southampton bench.