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da bet nacional： [ad_pod ]This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…Southampton may have won 3-1 in their latest pre-season friendly away at Feyenoord on Sunday, but the victory still showed some of the team’s shortcomings and suggested they are still two new players from where they need to be ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.The Saints have added Moussa Djenepo and Che Adams to their attacking ranks – with Danny Ings’ permanent move being confirmed – but little work has been done at the back.Considering that was one of their weak points last term – they conceded 65 goals in 38 Premier League matches – it is slightly concerning that they still have exactly the same personnel there now.Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has preferred a 4-2-2-2 formation at previous clubs, but he once again lined up with more of a 5-2-3 system in Rotterdam in what was surely close to being the Austrian’s first-choice starting XI ahead of the opening-day trip to Burnley next month.The Telegraph reported previously that the south coast outfit’s transfer priority is a new centre-back, and perhaps that is what is needed for the 51-year-old boss to consider switching to a 4-2-2-2 that served him so well at RB Leipzig on a permanent basis.Watch Southampton Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below
He currently has Jannik Vestergaard, Maya Yoshida, Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens and Wesley Hoedt to pick from, but it was the former trio who were cut open far too easily on more than one occasion against Feyenoord at the weekend.
It is clear that a quicker centre-back is required, but the backline isn’t the only issue.
Without the injured Oriol Romeu at the De Kuip stadium, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and James Ward-Prowse were the shield for the three central defenders, but neither had the positional discipline to sit in as the Dutch giants frequently attacked through the middle in the opening 45 minutes.
Their goal actually came from a ball into the inside channel that wasn’t well defended, before Feyenoord were given far too much space and time in the penalty box to finish past Angus Gunn.
A more mobile defensive midfielder appears to be needed whether Romeu is fit or not – even if there might be a hope that Harrison Reed can step up – to ensure that a still visibly shaky backline have the protection they need.
The latest report in The Daily Echo suggests that Southampton won’t – and can’t – sign anyone else before players go out the door, and says that Hasenhuttl has already accepted and is planning for the scenario that he may have to begin the season with what he has now.
Hardly ideal then, with plenty of work still to be done defensively on the latest evidence.
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