Southampton Transfers: 5 Reasons Why Graziano Pelle Is Perfect For Saints

4. He Has Already Worked With Ronald Koeman

It is no secret that when a manager leaves a club, and moves on to another that often his star players follow suit, potentially leaving a sour taste for their former fans. For Southampton fans, one of the most sour of tastes was undoubtedly left with the departure of Dean Richards, who followed Glenn Hoddle to Tottenham Hotspur back in 2001 so there may be some sympathy for Feyenoord fans in this case. Pelle's goal record before Ronald Koeman's emergence on the scenes at Feyenoord was nothing spectacular. He started hiis senior career in 2004 at Lecce and before reaching Feyenoord in 2012, Pelle had only managed to score 35 goals at club level. but under Koeman he scored 50 goals in two seasons. In two years, not only did Koeman manage to get the striker to equal his career goals from the eight years previous; he also got the striker to smash his record by scoring a further 15 more. Although it is worth remembering that the Eredivisie is not the Premier League in terms of standards, the stats certainly show that Koeman got an incredible response out of the striker during their time together at Feyenoord and there is little reason not to expect Koeman to carry on getting the same caliber out of the striker at Southampton.