5. Destabilising The Squad
Southampton finally climbed out of the relegation zone this month after a poor start to their season, and results have been turned around for the better. Excluding their 5-1 battering by Chelsea in the FA Cup, they are undefeated this month despite having to face Arsenal and Chelsea, and they are currently three points away from the relegation trap door. Southampton have at last found themselves on their feet and just when things are beginning to look positive for them, Nigel Adkins gets the boot. The timing of the decision to axe him really made little sense, it wasn't as though he was fired on the back of a few demoralising defeats. Several Southampton players were described as gutted and shell shocked over Adkins' dismissal, dropping a bombshell like this on the team is the last thing they needed. Source(s):
Mirror