Yoshida: Saints’ season is still in the balance
The final two games of Southampton’s season will have a big say on whether it is viewed as a success or a failure and Maya Yoshida is desperate to end on a high.
The Saints’ mid-week loss to Arsenal means they have now not won in five games and a top-half finish is not guaranteed.
In fact Claude Puel’s side can still finish as low as 16th or as high as eighth in the league this season.
But this weekend they face already-relegated Middlesbrough and Yoshida is hoping he and his teammates have turned the corner.
“There are still three games to go and we haven’t won in five games so it’s very important to end that against Middlesbrough, especially because they’re relegated already,” he said.
“It’s important to finish the season strongly now because there’s still a chance to get 8th place or in the top half of the table.
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“We should try to get there and I still think we have a good opportunity to do that.
“We have to recover quickly and show a good performance against Middlesbrough.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to play a team who have been relegated and now they’re free of pressure.”
