Hasenhuttl plans for changes
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has hinted that he could bring several new players to St Mary's in the January transfer window.
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Saints have only won three of their first 20 Premier League fixtures and Sunday's 3-1 home loss to Manchester City has left them above the relegation zone on goal difference.
Hasenhuttl made six changes to the team that had been beaten at home by West Ham United on Thursday and the Austrian says he now has a much clearer idea of where his squad needs strengthening.
The 51-year-old former RB Leipzig coach said: "I knew it from the beginning when I was coming here. I knew exactly what a brutal schedule is waiting for us in the first weeks.
"To prepare a new team, to know the new players, how they play and what they can do for you and that's an important part today to give players a chance. I saw them only for now just practicing and not under pressure in a Premier League game.
"If I want to make decisions in January about new transfers I need to know everyone in the team. Therefore, I need the impressions that I got and it's an important game for me."
Southampton, 5/1 to be relegated this season, are available at 10/1 to beat Chelsea on Wednesday and 9/1 to keep a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge.
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Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has hinted that he could bring several new players to St Mary's in the January transfer window.
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Saints have only won three of their first 20 Premier League fixtures and Sunday's 3-1 home loss to Manchester City has left them above the relegation zone on goal difference.
Hasenhuttl made six changes to the team that had been beaten at home by West Ham United on Thursday and the Austrian says he now has a much clearer idea of where his squad needs strengthening.
The 51-year-old former RB Leipzig coach said: "I knew it from the beginning when I was coming here. I knew exactly what a brutal schedule is waiting for us in the first weeks.
"To prepare a new team, to know the new players, how they play and what they can do for you and that's an important part today to give players a chance. I saw them only for now just practicing and not under pressure in a Premier League game.
"If I want to make decisions in January about new transfers I need to know everyone in the team. Therefore, I need the impressions that I got and it's an important game for me."
Southampton, 5/1 to be relegated this season, are available at 10/1 to beat Chelsea on Wednesday and 9/1 to keep a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge.
Source: bet365.com
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