Saints must move fast to stem damage from Pochettino exit


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino shouts instructions to his players during their English Premier League soccer match against Fulham at Craven Cottage in London February 1, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

SOUTHAMPTON England (Reuters) - Southampton must move quickly to secure a top-notch manager to continue the St Mary's revival after Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday swapped the south-coast club for Tottenham Hotspur's deeper pockets.

With three players in Roy Hodgson's England World Cup squad, Pochettino's Saints had been hailed a modern success story built on an ambitious vision and a world-class academy.

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