'Unbelievable' Manager Rejects Southampton Job

Southampton 's aims to bring a new boss into their ranks have taken a hit, with Liam Rosenior opting out of the race to move to St. Mary's ahead of next season - as the Strasbourg boss has aspirations of a move to the Premier League . Sacked Saints bosses Russell Martin and Ivan Juric both had almost identical spells in the top-flight this season, with the pair of them racking up just five points from 16 and 15 games respectively - but despite a record-breaking season, attention on the south coast will now turn to the upcoming Championship season in the hopes of securing an automatic return to the Premier League.

Report: Rosenior No Longer in Contention for Southampton Job The report by EFL Analysis states that Rosenior is 'no longer in contention' for the Southampton job, due to a reluctance on his side - with the former Hull City boss keen on securing a role in the Premier League. Strasbourg's Ligue 1 statistics - Division squad ranking Stats Output Squad rank Wins 14 =5th Losses 7 =2nd Goals scored 48 6th Goals conceded 37 =5th xG 46.05 9th Rosenior almost dragged the Tigers to the Championship play-offs last season, missing out by just three points behind Norwich City after being in contention to finish in the top six as late as March - but a sorry end to the campaign saw the Yorkshire club drop points in ten of their final 13 games of the campaign, and Rosenior was duly sacked after bringing in the likes of Liam Delap, Anass Zaroury and Fabio Carvalho on loan among others.



But despite a slow start to his career at Strasbourg, the Englishman has lost just once in the league since late November, and his side are just three points away from second-placed Monaco in what promises to be a tense finish for Champions League spots in Ligue 1 - which has led to him being called 'unbelievable' by Will Still . The club is owned by BlueCo, with Chelsea being their 'main' club, and Rosenior doing well in France has opened the door to various links over where his next job will be, though if he qualifies for the Champions League, a move to Championship-bound Southampton may not be in his best interests. GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Liam Rosenior has won 15 of his 32 games in charge of Strasbourg.

The report further states that Steven Gerrard could be in the running, alongside Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl, but Rosenior's increased stock over the past few months appears to have ruled him out of the running. Statistics courtesy of WhoScored . Correct as of 17-04-25.

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