For Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl, the 0: 9 loss to Leicester at the end of October ultimately had positive consequences. “If you look at how the team is playing now, they present themselves completely differently,” said the Styrian before the meeting again on Saturday. “I cannot praise them enough for the reaction they have shown.”
He might even have to say thank you for the evening, “because it was an important one for us”. “We had a moment that we will never forget,” said Hasenhüttl. “Now, two months later, you have to say that it can be an important result for us.”
His team will now prove at the Premier League second that the first leg was a one-time slip. But that would not be an easy task. “It is no coincidence that they are so high up in the table,” emphasized Hasenhüttl.
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