Ivan Juric is SACKED by Southampton less than 24 hours after setting unwanted record for Premier League's earliest EVER relegation

Ivan Juric has been sacked by Southampton little than 24 hours aft their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed. 

Southampton suffered the earliest relegation successful past connected Sunday aft conscionable 31 games pursuing their 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Tottenham. 

The Croatian won conscionable 2 and mislaid 13 of his 16 games astatine the helm aft replacing Russell Martin successful precocious December.  

They person been relegated a crippled quicker than the infamous Derby County broadside of 2007-08, and inactive request different points to lucifer their record-low haul.  

In a motion of however abject their play has become, Juric precocious acceptable his players the situation of not being 'the worst squad successful the past of the Premier League.' 

He indicated that helium intended to enactment adjacent season, but Sky Sports News reports that Simon Rusk volition present basal successful until the extremity of the season. 

Juric's tenure volition spell down arsenic 1 of the Premier League's biggest managerial disasters.

He won 1 of his 14 league matches successful charge, a 2-1 triumph astatine Ipswich, and mislaid 12 of the different 13.  

After Sunday's decision by Tottenham, Juric deed retired astatine the club's recruitment. 

'Recruitment is everything successful football,' helium said. 'We person a batch of talented young players, but with not galore games successful the Premier League. What I noticed astir successful 3 oregon 4 months present is the wholly antithetic physicality betwixt america and the different teams successful the league.

'What I noticed astir successful 3 oregon 4 months perceive is the wholly antithetic physicality betwixt america and the different teams successful the Premier League. I deliberation the aforesaid happening happened to Leicester and Ipswich.

'Now is the infinitesimal to recognize each the mistakes the nine made successful the past 3 oregon 4 years and commencement to make thing truly good.

'It's our goal, to debar being the worst squad successful Premier League history. I americium the manager of Southampton. It would beryllium casual to accidental present I privation to go, but we person to support working, we beryllium that to our fans, and this is our goal.'

Saints fans gave their squad a lasting ovation astatine the last whistle. 'The emotion they amusement is incredible,' said Juric.

'They merit more. Every idiosyncratic that works astatine Southampton has to bash amended and make thing stronger.'

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