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Max Burke

Max Burke

Sports Journalist · 30 articles

Predicted XI – St Gallen (A)
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Predicted XI – St Gallen (A)

A new era is well underway at Saints, with Mauricio Pellegrino now at the helm following Claude Puel’s departure last month. The Argentine will have had two weeks of training with his players by the time Saints kick off on Saturday, however some of the most crucial members of Pellegrino’s squad only returned last Friday, […]

What next for Saints and Virgil van Dijk?
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What next for Saints and Virgil van Dijk?

As the days go on, it looks increasingly likely that Virgil van Dijk will soon be heading out the exit door. This, for Saints, is incredibly bad news of course. We are set to lose our captain, our best player and most prized asset. Some may argue that Van Dijk is the best player to […]

Fonte proud to be a Saints player
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Fonte proud to be a Saints player

Southampton defender Jose Fonte has stated that he is proud to be a player for Saints, despite long-standing scrutiny over his future at St Mary’s, A Bola have reported. The Portuguese international has only missed one league game this season for Claude Puel’s side and has appeared in both EFL cup ties so far this term. However, […]

Last time out – Arsenal vs Southampton
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Last time out – Arsenal vs Southampton

Southampton will be looking to go one better from their previous meeting with Arsene Wenger’s men this Saturday as they travel to North London to face an in-form Arsenal side, who will be looking to win their second game of this Premier League season. When Saints travelled to the Emirates Staduim last time around, they […]

Combined XI: Manchester United vs Southampton
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Combined XI: Manchester United vs Southampton

For the first Friday Night Football of the season, Southampton travel to Old Trafford to face a star-studded Manchester United side. There have been many changes at United this Summer – Jose Mourinho took the Man United hot-seat and along with him came Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly. There are some […]

Southampton 1-1 Watford – Match report
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Southampton 1-1 Watford – Match report

Southampton kicked-off their 2016/17 Premier League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Watford at St Mary’s. Saints’ new boss Claude Puel handed a debut to summer signing Nathan Redmond and the England under-21 international impressed in his first competitive game. Southampton made a poor start to the game and found themselves behind after just eight minutes. […]

Southampton is perfect for me – McCarthy
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Southampton is perfect for me – McCarthy

English goalkeeper Alex McCarthy became Southampton’s third signing of the summer this afternoon, completing a move from Crystal Palace and signing a three-year contract on the south coast. McCarthy only spent a year in South London; he joined The Eagles from QPR last summer but only made seven starts and fell down the pecking order, […]

Player ratings: FC Groningen 0-1 Southampton
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Player ratings: FC Groningen 0-1 Southampton

Southampton saw off Dutch opposition, FC Groningen, to end their tour of Holland in the best possible way – three wins from three. Charlie Austin’s 75th minute header was enough to overcome the ‘Green and White army’ in a pretty boring, standard pre-season friendly, in all honesty. Virgil van Dijk captained the side against his […]

Predicted XI: FC Groningen vs Southampton
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Predicted XI: FC Groningen vs Southampton

Southampton travel to the home of FC Groningen to play the last of three pre-season friendlies on their tour of Holland tomorrow afternoon. There has been one departure from the Saints squad since the last match – a 2-1 win over FC Twente – with goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga heading out on loan to Segunda Division team […]

FC Twente vs Southampton – Five Saints to look out for
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FC Twente vs Southampton – Five Saints to look out for

Southampton face FC Twente this evening in Claude Puel’s third game as manager in a pre-season friendly match. The Saints have a fully fit 28-man squad to pick from after Dusan Tadic looks to have shaken off a knock which ruled him out of last Saturday’s friendly against PEC Zwolle, which Saints comfortably won 4-0. […]

Reed looking to make the most of his opportunity
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Reed looking to make the most of his opportunity

Young Southampton midfielder Harrison Reed is looking to make the most of his opportunity and impress the new manager at the club, Claude Puel, after Ronald Koeman’s move up north to Everton. For many players like Reed, Koeman’s departure to Everton may not have been quite as bad as it seemed; because of the Dutchman’s […]

How Saints could lineup under Claude Puel
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How Saints could lineup under Claude Puel

With Claude Puel having been announced as Southampton’s manager today, Saints may look a little different when we lineup against Watford at St Mary’s on Saturday 13th of August. The former Nice, Lyon and Monaco boss has had many people across France become very admirable of his style of play, with Puel favouring a high-press […]

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