Aside from announcing that Mario Lemina is still touch-and-go ahead of Sunday’s game against Everton, Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino faced questions about his future at his press conference today.
Without a win in three and without a comprehensive victory all season, Mauricio Pellegrino has naturally seen his future at Southampton come under intense speculation.
13 games into the season and the 46-year-old is yet to guide his side to a victory by more than a single goal. So far the Saints’ only wins of the season have been 3-2 over West Ham, 1-0 over Crystal Palace and 1-0 against West Brom.
The question as to who could possible replace the Argentine has been the trickiest to answer though, with suggestions even going round that someone with a reputation for keeping teams in the Premier League short sign a short-term contract. Sam Allardyce or Tony Pulis, perhaps.
For now though Pellegrino remains the Southampton manager. At his pre-match press conference ahead of the Everton game he insisted that he is not thinking about potentially getting the sack.
"“We are five points from eighth. Or four points away from the bottom three. I’m scared about a lot of things, not my job.“This is the Premier League. It’s amazing for this, because it’s really competitive, and also really difficult. When we think about the end of the last season, between eighth and 17th, there were six points. We’re talking about ten teams and six points.“The Premier League is really tough, and a lot of teams are in similar situations. We have to fight for every single point.” – Pellegrino"
There’s yet to be any substantial news bat around the community that the former-Alaves manager’s position is actually in doubt however. So far it’s only been smoke created among the Southampton supporters.
The fan’s have only seen regression since Claude Puel’s sacking, despite the Frenchman being stripped of his duties for that exact reason.
Pellegrino still has some fans among the supporters, but a big bulk of them are slowly turning against the Argentinian manager. Sadly for them, he seems determined to stay in his role.