Romeu and Saints welcome Cup distraction
A change of scenery with their FA Cup replay against Norwich is exactly what Southampton need to lift the gloom – according to midfielder Oriol Romeu.
Saints have lost four in a row in the Premier League to slip down to 13th in the table but the cups have been a source of inspiration this season.
Claude Puel’s side take a 1-0 lead over Liverpool into the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals and victory over the Canaries on Wednesday will put them into the hat for the fourth round of the FA Cup as well.
And Romeu is confident his side have the character to bounce back from their poor recent league form.
“It’s not nice to lose and to have this run of four games lost in a row, but we know we have to come back,” Romeu said.
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“Now it’s is a cup again and it doesn’t matter what competition it is, we need to win and try to get the good feelings back.
“We would like not to struggle. We have a good enough squad to fight for higher places and hopefully in the league we can do that. This game is important to lift our spirits.”
