When Ralph Hasenhuttl last spoke to Sky Sports in November, Southampton were marching towards the European places with the Austrian's fabled 'playbook' leading them on their way. Southampton have dropped like a stone, with an alarming decline at both ends of the pitch. Those raw stats bear out on the pitch, where the high-octane Hasenhuttl brand has gone and Southampton have become a chore to watch in the main. "Because of the depth we have, we haven't been able to rest players out of form, so we have had to continue," Hasenhuttl tells Sky Sports. Hasenhuttl said: "We have a squad that is not so deep, and that leads us always to a position between 10th and 17th.

Source: Sky sports April 29, 2021 17:01 UTC