Alarm bells ringing’ for Russell Martin
Russell Martin’s future at Southampton is in the air with “alarm bells” ringing after just three league games, sources have told Football Insider.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed that results will dictate his future regardless of any remaining goodwill from their Championship promotion season.
This comes after Football Insider revealed on 4 September that the boss faces the sack by the end of September if he does not turn around the team’s dreadful start to the campaign.
So far this season, Southampton have lost all three of their opening Premier League fixtures, conceding five goals while scoring just one.
Meanwhile, Martin’s style of play has come into question as multiple mistakes while playing out from the back have cost them goals and points.
As a result, sources say some in the boardroom want him to adopt a more pragmatic style to turn around their form after the international break.
However, the boss is adamant he will not change his way of playing regardless of the results his team suffers.
Southampton to decide Russell Martin future as alarm bells ring
Martin led Southampton back to the Premier League at the first time of asking after he took over from Ruben Selles following their relegation in 2023.
