Southampton fans will find it hard to forget Andoni Iraola's old Ivan Juric comments that have turned true while the Saints are left scratching their heads in disbelief.
From the Premier League point of view, it's no secret that Southampton's recent derby rivals have been Bournemouth instead of Portsmouth. Though that scenario will change soon in the Championship, the Saints fans will find it quite hard to erase away memories from the previous Bournemouth outing.
Both for being embarrassed 3-1 on the pitch and now left puzzled with the off-field build up to that game. Now, Ivan Juric's unexpected Atalanta move has definitely caught the majority of St. Mary's faithful off-guard but not them who remember Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola's comments there.
That's because not only Iraola hailed Ivan Juric's manager credentials during a poor run but claimed him to be on the same tactical level as Atalanta's long-serving coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Connecting the dots, those far fetched praises have come true in the most bizarre manner possible.
Ivan Juric continues the new manager targets trend at Southampton
Well, imagine a manager who is rated highly at some of European football's biggest clubs has only one nightmarish spell, and that came at Southampton. Isn't it too unlucky on the Saints part?
Plus, add to the fact that missing out on tactical target Carlos Corberan too ended on a lamentable note for the Saints. Simply put, it feels like whether they sign any decent manager or not, Southampton are always the ones ending up on the losing side of the transfer.
For these reasons, Southampton fans mustn't be overly optimistic about Still being their single solution to tackle their longstanding Premier League struggle. Realistically, it might take a handful of bosses until the Saints regularly establish themselves as a relegation-escaping favourite at the bare minimum.
Fingers crossed, let's hope the coming seasons are more about coaching success stories at Southampton rather than the monotonous sacking rumours.