Southampton’s head coach, Russell Martin, chastised the media for making his employment a subject of reporting.
Martin was chatting with broadcasters ahead of their Premier League match against Manchester City over the weekend.
After being promoted from the Championship, the Saints have yet to win in their first eight league games.
Martin added, “In this profession, in this field, you’re simply permitted to inquire about people’s occupations all the time.
“I’m here, and I have a really excellent relationship with the proprietors. We’re attempting to construct and grow something, building on what we’ve accomplished over the last sixteen months.
“I will continue to do so to the best of my ability, with the same love and care as before. We have the same will and want.
to improve with the same work ethic. “Until informed otherwise, I’ll do that. We (the owners) have a really nice, honest, and transparent relationship. I want more points, and they do too.
“Should we have received more points? Yes. I believe that if the performances and data indicated a significant difference, then the conversations may be different.
“But right now, I only feel support from them. “It just won’t affect my job in any way,” Martin added.”When I arrived into training, there was breaking news on your station that I was still employed. So how that can become breaking news at any time is remarkable.”Everyone wanted to see the Premier League’s first manager dismissed. Bookmakers, you people, television,
Because it creates drama. “Then they can discuss the future management. I don’t listen to it like I did last season when we were having fun, but I find it fascinating.
“I find everything fascinating. The spectacle and degree of drama in the Premier League. There was never a mention of Leicester being do or die.
“I knew it. Despite the fact that many people have reported it as such. But, as I previously stated, there is never a counterattack for that, so people wonder why it hasn’t happened yet.
“We now face one of our most difficult battles (against Manchester City), and that is my primary focus. It’s not about what happened before.
“It is about the people.”
Inside the facility, I met the individuals who hired me and granted me a new three-year contract in the summer.”They understand that I will continue to do my absolute best, and that we are open to learning. We’re striving to adapt and build a team in our own way.
“I believe the level of criticism or scrutiny we undergo in comparison to many others, who may have different expectations of us, is really interesting.
“Very fascinating. I have not been surprised by any of it. “Not one bit of it.”
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