Ivan Juric has announced that he will try to implement high-intensity football in Southampton to get the team out of the relegation zone Premier League.
The former Croatian midfielder, who was appointed on Saturday on an 18-month contract, was previously in charge of AS Romabut was dismissed in November after just 12 games in office.
“When I was younger, I really liked death metal music, and I think that’s similar to my style of football,” he said. Juric to reporters on Monday.
“Work hard, press hard, play well, be intense, all these things. I think (the players) can do it. They are young, they are positive, they want to work hard. It is not easy to change the style immediately, but we have to be smart” he added.
He Southamptonbottom of the table with six points from 17 games, have not won any of their last seven league games and are eight points away from safety.
“I know it’s going to be very difficult and I know that in history no one has stayed on Premier League starting in this situation,” said the 49-year-old coach, who added that he believes the team can do “something special.”
The first fight of Juric lead the team is on Thursday, when the Southampton receive the West Ham United.
Source: La Verdad
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