Southampton have always missed Ralph Hasenhuttl but not like this | OneFootball

A shocking statistic has emerged which shows just how overachieving Ralph Hasenhuttl was at Southampton. Nobody has compared to him since.

Surprise, surprise. I am here with the favourite pastime of any Southampton supporter, reminiscing the Ralph Hasenhuttl days. I guess the old saying rings true, you really don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.

Well, this is especially the case right now. Southampton is in one of its darkest periods, with not only relegation on the horizon, but the potential of becoming the worst Premier League team in history. They need two points between now and the end of the season, to at least match Derby County's points tally from 2008.

Southampton have always missed Ralph Hasenhuttl but not like this

Since the Ralph Hasenhuttl days, Southampton have not been the same force to be reckoned with. This was always at the back of Southampton fans' minds, however, a recent statistic shows the sheer gap between Hasenhuttl and each one of his successors.

As pointed out by a fan on Instagram, Ralph Hasenhuttl is the last Southampton manager to achieve more than two Premier League wins. For context, he left the club in 2022.

What rubs even further salt into the wounds of Southampton fans is that since Hasenhuttl left Southampton, their next five managers achieved an average of one win each. Yep, that's right, five managers since Ralph Hasenhuttl, five Premier League wins total.

That's really bleak, isn't it? We knew that the Sport Republic era was one of the worst points in Southampton history, but this really puts it into perspective.

The worst part is that the managers in this list aren't even entirely to blame. Their time at Southampton was overshadowed by poor club ownership and a lack of direction. Despite their best efforts, they were given no reason to fight considering the board was, and still is, completely inept.

Hasenhuttl was out of work until last year, when he took on Wolfsburg. Unsurprisingly, he has been a hit in his return to the Bundesliga. He has a good legacy at St Marys Stadium but it's scary to imagine what he could have done with capable ownership.