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Saints Analysis

Nov 7, 2022 • 14 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X

A long thread of Ralph Hasenhüttl’s best moments as Southampton boss.

First, his first home win in which he showed his passion from the sidelines with memorable celebrations #SaintsFC

Following the Arsenal win, Saints then won at Huddersfield.

Michael Obafemi became the club’s youngest PL scorer #SaintsFC

He then overcame Pochettino’s Spurs - another big win in keeping us up #SaintsFC

He produced our latest win over the Skates #SaintsFC

One of the best goals we’ll ever score as we beat Chelsea 2-0 #SaintsFC

Ingsy stole the show in another big win over Spurs #SaintsFC

A perfect response at Leicester after our record defeat against them earlier in the season #SaintsFC

The standout result from Project Restart - a run of games that saw us lose just once in 9 #SaintsFC

One of my favourite Hasenhuttl wins. Clinical, exciting football in this game #SaintsFC

A strong start to 2020/21 saw us go top of the top-flight for the first time in 32 years #SaintsFC

His first win vs Klopp.

Ralph was in tears at full-time, such was the level of performance that his side had shown to put his footballing philosophy into action.

I’ll always remember this moment #SaintsFC

Saints played some really good stuff to beat Brentford 4-1 last season #SaintsFC

A very memorable win at Spurs that will stay in our minds for a long time #SaintsFC

Probably our last real Hasenhuttl-type performance.

Young players playing some excellent stuff, and I thought it was the start of something really exciting.

Sadly, not to be #SaintsFC #ThankYouRalph

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