Southampton manager Ivan Juric has urged his players to perform to avoid their lowest points total in Premier League history ahead of Wednesday’s home game at Crystal Palace. The
Saints are virtually certain of relegation, having won two. Drawn three and lost 24 in 29 games, earning just nine points, 20 points away from safety with nine games remaining.
Derby County have held the Premier League’s points-poorest record since 2007-08. With 11 points from 38 games, เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย but Southampton could be even worse.
“I don’t want to be the worst team in the Premier League,” Juric, who replaced Russell Martin in December last year, told reporters at St Mary’s.
“The team has to be competing and try to do our best. We have to be really motivated,” said Juric, whose Southampton side host FA Cup semi-finalists Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
“I don’t want it to be that we are the worst team in the history of Premier League.
“If we can be not the last on the table, we have to do our best, so in this moment, this is our goal. I think we are in good shape, we can do it and we will try to win the match.”
“That’s our target now. If we don’t get off the bottom of the table then we need to be at our best. “
Physically we look good and we will try to win. This team has to be at their best. We have to be really determined.”