Southampton’s head coach Russell Martin has vowed not to change his tactics after achieving promotion to the Premier League
playoff final and vowed to prove any sceptics wrong. Saints sealed an instant return to the top flight after Adam Armstrong’s first-half strike was sufficient to beat Leeds and Martin said he plans to stick with his possession-based philosophy.Martin, who captained Norwich to the Premier League via the playoff final nine years ago, has developed his style since taking his first steps into coaching in League One with MK Dons.
Promotion triggers the £20m signing of the Manchester City loanee Taylor Harwood-Bellis on a permanent basis. Harwood-Bellis, who captained England Under-21s to European Championship victory last summer, missed just one league match after arriving on loan last September. He was one of four players in their starting lineup borrowed from top-flight clubs, with Flynn Downes from West Ham, David Brooks from Bournemouth and Ryan Fraser from Newcastle.
Brooks was replaced in the first half by Samuel Edozie after being forced off with a dislocated shoulder. “Hopefully a bit of champagne and a few beers will numb the pain,” Martin said. “Taylor becomes our player now, which is really nice. I don’t know how much we paid for him but whatever we paid it is worth it. One of the reasons I was so desperate to win was to continue working with him. I hope we can keep as many of that group together as we possibly can.
“It will be difficult to come back stronger because overall 90 points is a great achievement,” said Farke, reiterating he plans to stay at the club. “We have to look at the bigger picture, 90 minutes, the way we played the playoffs, the way we played the final. There is no reason to dwell on it. We have to take this experience as extra motivation for us. The fans deserve a day to celebrate.
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