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Out of nowhere on the 2nd of July, 2013 Nicola Cortese the Southampton Chairman decided to hold a immediate press conference with the rumor roaming around that there was to be an announcement of a major marquee signing. Instead the media, fans of Southampton Football Club and the whole Premier League World were shocked to find out that in fact Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked. Pochettino had only been at the Southampton helm for a little over 6 months and the decision to part ways with the manager has caught everyone by surprise.
In regards to his decision Cortese had this to say
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It is a step in the right direction for the club and we can only look upwards and onwards from here
Asked on who could possibly be better then the little Argentinian, the Southampton Chairman gave little hints away saying
Cortese:.
We do not want to be rushed into a decision. Please understand that this was just not a knee jerk decision. We have been scouting a manager for a couple of months now who we believe can take us to Europe and to success domestically in the Premier League.