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Adams believes in Stern - 04/01/08 |
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coach Micky Adams believes that Stern John is still a match winner and
feels he could be the key to Southampton staying up in the English
Championship Division this season.
John has scored 17 times this season "For Southampton, I would definitely say Stern. I had Stern at Coventry. He wasn't having a particularly good time when I came in, but I managed to get him to start scoring goals again,” Adams said prior to a recent clash between Coventry and Southampton "He can score goals at any level. "I know he's got this laid back and languid style, but he will score you goals. "Both will be looking to them as their main threats to come good on Saturday." Adams, who made over 150 Saints appearances from 1989 to 1994, believes Saints will do enough to beat their fellow relegation battlers. The former full back said he still has a lot of affection for Saints. "My daughters are still based in Southampton and it's well documented that I was interviewed for the job, so it's a club close to my heart and I wish them well," he said. Southampton manager Pearson insists he won't be giving up on Saints' survival bid even if others are. The Saints boss saw his team slide ever nearer the Championship drop zone with a 1-0 defeat at Cardiff. Results elsewhere - both Coventry and Leicester jumped above Saints after home wins - mean they are, incredibly, just one point and one place above the trapdoor. And they could be in the drop zone before they play again with Sheffield Wednesday taking on Coventry at Hillsborough in one of the Owls' two games in hand tomorrow. With only one goal in the last four games and just one win in the last 14, the stats make grim reading for Saints. But Pearson is trying to remain upbeat ahead of this weekend's visit of surprise table-toppers Bristol City. Southampton vs Cardiff Southampton plunge deeper into relegation trouble as the Saints lose at play-off chasing Cardiff.Paul Parry's tenth goal of the season in the sixth minute, an emphatic volley into the top corner from Steve Thompson's cross, proved decisive.FA Cup semi-finalists Cardiff went close to extending their lead as Peter Whittingham fired over. Peter Enckelman had to save well from Saints striker Stern John before City winger Whittingham went close late on. |
Adams,
who interviewed for the Saints job following George Burley's departure
for Scotland, managed John during his two-year spell at Coventry, from
2005 to 2007.
Wednesday
only have to avoid defeat to see Saints in the second tier drop zone for
the first time this season.