Southampton's manager Ronald Koeman looks on during their English Premier League soccer match at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales, September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
SOUTHAMPTON England (Reuters) - "Building a house you don't start up, you start down," explains Ronald Koeman, with the air of a philosopher imparting great wisdom. "That makes winning teams."
Recent evidence suggests the art of defence has fallen out of fashion -- look at Manchester United, look at Liverpool -- but clearly nobody bothered to tell the Southampton manager.
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