Hassenhuttl all set to take reins as Saints struggle
KELVIN DAVIS is ready to hand the Southampton reins to Ralph Hasenhuttl and believes the club will be in good hands.
Davis was in caretaker charge of the Saints’ 3-1 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley, where the Austrian, who was appointed as Mark Hughes’ successor earlier yesterday, took a watching brief.
The first hour will have been extremely uncomfortable viewing as Spurs threatened to run riot, leading 3-0 through goals from Harry Kane, Lucas Moura and Heung-Min Son, before the Saints produced a spirited response, with Charlie Austin bagging a late consolation.
Davis, who played over 300 times for the Saints, will join Hasenhuttl’s coaching staff and thinks the former Leipzig manager will have a positive impact.
“We met at the hotel after lunch, he was very concise with his information, very honest and to the point with what he wanted and how he wants to work,” Davis said.
“Generally a good feel to him. He is very keen to come in and improve us as a group.
“He wants to join our football club, which is fantastic with the pedigree he has got, so we are looking forward to getting started.
“He only addressed the coaching staff, he didn’t address the players.
“It was quite simple, how he likes to play the game, how he likes his sessions to be planned, how he watches opposition and what he expects from standards and people around him.”