Club officials have not supported humiliation and took measures »the decision taken just one day after relegation
Article by Claudiu Badea – published Monday, April 07, 2025, 14:10 / Updated Monday, April 7, 20:11
Southampton is the first team that has mathematically relegated to the Premier League. The “saints” lost Tottenham, yesterday, April 6, 1-3, so the difference from the first place above the “red” line, Wolves, can no longer be recovered. Just one day away, the inevitable occurred: the technician Ivan Juric (49 years old) was dismissed.
Southampton can finish the season with the title of “the weakest team in the history of Premier League”. The band from St. Mary has accumulated only 10 points after the 31 stages, and the club chiefs did not have patience and dismissed the coach, for a reconstruction for the next season, according to Sportal.Blic.rs.
Ivan Juric was dismissed from Southampton
Less than 24 hours after the London defeat, Ivan Juric was dismissed, even for the second time this season, after AS Roma was fired in the fall, after only two months.
Ivan Juric was dismissed from Southampton. Photo: X Fabrizio Romano
Southampton immediately activated the clause in the contract with Juric, which provided for termination in case of relegation. As this is already known, the Croatian coach is again free of contract.
Juric left England after a little over three months, this being a new failure in his career, taking into account the period spent in AS Roma. During this period spent at “Saints”, the Serb registered a shameful balance: 2 victories, one equal and 13 defeats.
Southampton has registered disastrous statistics this season as Premier League
After the failure against Tottenham, Southampton has a general goal of -51, the same one Derby County had after 31 stages in the 2007/2008 season.
Southampton became the third team in the history of Premier League that loses 25 times in the first 31 stages, after Sunderland in 2005/2006 and Sheffield United in 2020/2021.
The “saints” are about to end the season with the smallest number of points in the history of the championship. Derby County, with 11 points in the 2007/2008 season, holds the record, followed by Sunderland (15 in 2005/2006), Huddersfield and Sheffield United (16 in 2018/2019, respectively 2023/2024).
Ivan Juric's band relegated to 7 stages left to play, a premiere for the Premier League. Until today, no team had fallen into the second league with more than 6 stages left to dispute
In the first 16 stages of the season, the band on St. Mary were led by the coach who brought him back to the Premier League, Russell Martin. His style, based on possession and construction from the porter, did not work at the level of the first league, producing only 5 points.
