Five things needed for Southampton's friendly against Sevilla

Five things needed for Southampton’s friendly against Sevilla

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Mauricio Pellegrino, manager of Southampton looks on during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Southampton and FC Augsburg at St Mary's Stadium on August 2, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) /

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 02: Sofiane Boufal of Southamton is tackled by Gojko Kacar of FC Augsburg during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Southampton and FC Augsburg at St Mary’s Stadium on August 2, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) /

Play the best team

After playing teams mixed with youth, bench-warmers, and starting XI regulars, I think it is now time to play the best team. I’m sure Pellegrino will have an idea in the back of his head regarding how his first Premier League team will look and so I believe that it should be played against Sevilla so they become more used to playing as a team.

With the news that Virgil van Dijk will continue to train alone, it would make a lot of sense to play the centre-back pairing that will face Swansea, in order for them to get fully get used to playing alongside each other once again.