He had no choice but to revert to the defensive style to get results. I can remember when he first took over, people complained about him being very defensive and quoted Norwich fans. Once we'd stayed up, he then got his own players in and we started challenging again.
If you had been told...
I've seen several winning games from losing positions from Hughton. This is only the second season in the Prem, so we haven't got the players that we need yet. It is a slow process but it seems the fans are getting impatient.
He still works as a scout for the club and mentions two players he recommended in the past which were ignored.
Phil McNulty also gave his opinion about Chris Hughton and how respected he is in the game.
Not forgetting that Southampton only stayed up at Swansea's expense on the last day of the season, last year. Funnily enough, they got to an FA cup semi final too.
Using the form table for the last ten games is a desperate way to put forward your agenda. Fortunately Tony Bloom looks at the club in terms of five and ten years.
Solly lost a lot of confidence when he ruptured his cruciate ligament at Derby & was booed off the pitch whilst on a stretcher. He was playing for England U21s before that.