Simon Rusk's men given Premier League motivation before West Ham trip | OneFootball

Southampton U18s capped off a praiseworthy 4-2 win over West Ham's U18 squad, which should serve as an inspirational blueprint for Simon Rusk's men.

In all honesty, Southampton fans must be cross-checking the remaining Premier League tasks to find traces of any Ipswich Town presence. Ultimately, they have felt like the only first-division competitors whom Saints can comfortably say they'd win and still not feel let down from their expectations.

Still, Southampton can't repeat this courage anywhere else, and that says it clearly, there's a ton the Saints can learn from their contemporaries. But has the side learned anything? It doesn't seem so.

In fact, leave alone them, if instead, the Saints only stressed on better composure in the final minutes of their fixtures, they would've been miles ahead of their current total.

Now, you may think how can Southampton improve then, right? Well, maybe it’s time they glance down the age ladder for some inspiration.

Southampton must replicate their U18 roster's dominating performance against West Ham

They say, it for a reason, "Sometimes the best learning comes from someone with half your experience but twice your clarity." Well, this fits sharply in Southampton's current context.

Now, it's impossible that you won't be aware of the Saints' youth setup's praiseworthy developments lately. While their U21 side has finished their campaign in seventh position, the U18 side currently leads their respective chart.

What's interesting further? Notably, if Southampton turn to the latter, the first team can bag quite some useful motivation for their upcoming West Ham trip.

This is because just yesterday the Saints U18 side got the better of the promising Hammers with a 4-2 scoreline, which remains a dream for the first team this season.

Well, but if required, Simon Rusk's men need to deliver even this for crucial points against West Ham. Southampton have created this messy situation themselves and hence, rising to the occasion and producing an away Premier League upset remains their most straightforward way to see out the end of their prolonged Derby County battle.