Overview
- Southampton sit 21st in the Championship with two wins from 13 league games, three points above the drop zone after Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to Preston.
- Assistants Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and coach Carl Martin have also left the club alongside Still.
- Group technical director Johannes Spors said the process of improving performances had taken longer than expected and that a change was needed to lift results.
- Home supporters loudly booed and chanted against the manager, players and owners during the Preston loss, and defender Nathan Wood later apologized after a heated exchange with fans.
- U21 boss Tonda Eckert will lead the team on an interim basis starting with Wednesday’s trip to QPR, while external candidates are being considered, with reports linking Russell Martin and other names.