Nathan Jones

Jones replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl at St Mary's in November, but has been relieved of his duties just three months later after winning just one of his eight ...

But a torrid run of seven league defeats in eight games has seen the club act quickly to remove Jones. We should be in control of the game with 10 men.' When we don't take that chance and put balls over the bar then it's always going to be tough.' We have to keep fighting.' We created chances and we looked a proper team in the first half. Southampton sack manager Nathan Jones after just 94 DAYS at the helm and in a 51-word statement following their 2-1 home defeat by 10-man Wolves - with the Saints bottom of the Premier League

Asked if his seventh defeat in eight Premier League matches as Southampton boss was likely to be his last in charge, he replied: “I have no idea.” A week on ...

It is going to be a hard, long race for them, for us, and a lot of teams. “I have a very good opinion about him (Jones),” said Lopetegui in defence of the Welshman. The game suddenly changed and a nervy period ensued for the hosts.

Nathan Jones did little to get Southampton fans on side during his short stint on charge with certain post-match comments going down like a led balloon.

"I've compromised in terms of certain principles because of one, personnel, but two, the way that people want to play and so on. He angered supporters last week with a bizarre rant which claimed he had sacrificed his own principles for the players at the club. We got balls into the box and it was a real front foot performance. The front two worked hard and pressed, the midfield backed that up. But we’ve got to be better and that’s the situation that we’re in.” I've been very successful playing a fluent style, Luton were a real aggressive front-footed side. However, an own goal from Jan Bednarek and a late Joao Gomes condemned the former Luton boss to the sack. Jones has come under [fire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fire) in recent weeks over certain post-match comments - but ultimately Saints' results and performances saw him fired. First Team Lead Coach Rubén Sellés will take charge of training and prepare the team ahead of next weekend’s game against We ran hard, we worked hard, yes we’ve got young players. You have to do things right. First Team Coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan have also left the club.

Southampton manager Nathan Jones says he has 'no idea' if his side's defeat by 10-man Wolves on Saturday was his last game in charge.

Ex-England goalkeeper Robert Green said: "He talks himself in and out of situations and carries on talking. "If he's like that in a press conference, what is he like behind closed doors? [everything you need to know](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57947215)to make sure you never miss a moment [Everything Saints - go straight to all the best content](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton) I'm not sure he has the gravitas and I think he is a bit too emotional to get them to where they want to be," he added. "I have never done that in my life before," Jones said of his decision to immediately leave for the dressing room. The former Luton Town manager was subjected to chants of "get out of our club" after Wolves - who played for more than an hour a man light after Mario Lemina's dismissal - fought back to take all three points and leave the Saints rooted to the foot of the Premier League.

Nathan Jones has been sacked by Southampton following defeat to 10-man Wolves, which leaves the Saints bottom of the Premier League.

Sport Republic acquired the club in January 2022 hoping to rebuild Southampton into a top-10 side but they are facing the prospect of playing in the Championship for the first time since 2012. He lost nine of the 14 matches he oversaw in all competitions and alienated the fan base with numerous comments. Jones departs the Saints after 94 days in charge, just three months into a three-and-a-half year contract.

Southampton have sacked manager Nathan Jones with the club entrenched in a desperate fight for Premier League survival. Jones' departure was announced on ...

He said: “I’ve compromised. With 16 games remaining this season, the Saints are three points adrift of Bournemouth and Everton inside the relegation zone and a point further behind Leeds in 17th place. The former Luton boss guided Saints to the Carabao Cup semi-finals and the FA Cup fifth round but tasted victory just once in his eight league fixtures and collected three points from a possible 24.

Southampton have sacked manager Nathan Jones after just 95 days in charge of the Premier League club. Former Luton Town boss Jones, 49, leaves with Saints ...

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Saints are four points adrift of Premier League safety after hugely criticised appointment.

The Saints will now search quickly for their third manager of the season in a desperate bid to beat the drop, with Marcelo Bielsa and Nuno Espirito Santo among the very early favourites with bookmakers. [outhampton](/topic/southampton) have sacked manager [Nathan Jones](/topic/nathan-jones) to end one of the most bizarre managerial reigns in recent [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) history. First-team coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan have also departed Southampton along with Jones, with another coach in Ruben Selles stepping up temporarily to lead the team ahead of next weekend’s trip to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Jones' sacking comes in the wake of their 2-1 defeat to Wolves, which left the club four points clear of Premier League safety.

A young fan attempted to carry a giant-sized P45 to Jones before being ushered away by stewards. "I have never done that in my life before," Jones said on his decision to leave the pitch. "In 390 games, I have never done that.

The Welshman leaves the Saints bottom of the Premier League having won just one of his eight league games in charge, at Everton in January. Jones managed four ...

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Saints sit bottom of the table after Jones' departure following a rotten eight-game spell in the Premier League.

He implied, whether in a clumsy bit of phrasing or genuine belief, that he had been one of the best managers in Europe. His was never going to be an easy job, but his eight league games could have a lasting legacy if, after 11 years in the Premier League, Southampton are relegated. Those feats at Luton may not have counted much with Southampton players who might not have heard of him; certainly it did not give him a constituency of support in the stands. Part of the problem – as in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Newcastle – was that he sometimes started with the wrong one. Frank is proof managers from the Championship can prosper in the Premier League, but only some of them. He can lament that much the best of them, the emphatic 2-0 win over Manchester City, came in the Carabao Cup and not when points at stake. They were quick to pick up on his habit of referring to the team as “they”. After his penultimate loss, at Brentford, he said he had made the mistake of compromising, of listening to fans: his conclusion, it seemed, was that Southampton needed Nathan Jones to be even more of Nathan Jones. He went through nine formations in the space of three games. Meanwhile, the club spent £60 million – second only to Chelsea – in his brief reign while positioning themselves to plummet into the Championship. For a club who have only been relegated from the Premier League once, Southampton have had a series of managers promoted above their level: Ian Branfoot, Stuart Gray, Paul Sturrock, Steve Wigley. None of his eight league matches were against the top five.

Southampton gambled on Nathan Jones's appointment after sacking Ralph Hasenhüttl but they ignored the red flags and paid the price.

Before those moves Brighton lost Graham Potter to Chelsea and so moved for Roberto De Zerbi, whose work at Sassuolo and Shakhtar Donetsk meant he was a name on the lips of Premier League executives. He was never going to turn down a three-and-a-half-year contract and the opportunity to manage in the Premier League for the first time. Overhauling the dynamic of their squad last summer was always going to be a brave step. On Saturday a young Saints fan wafted a giant cardboard P45 in Jones’s direction and his exit is a full stop at the end of an error. January arrival Mislav Orsic, part of the Croatia squad that finished third at the World Cup in December, was also omitted from the squad against Wolves. Bednarek, who irritated Southampton supporters by saying he had signed for a “bigger club”, wanted to play regularly before the World Cup but made just one league start before being recalled in January.