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Ivan Juric Apologizes to Fans as Southampton Blow Lead Against Palace

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Southampton's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, as Ivan Juric apologizes to fans for his team's failure to hold onto a lead and secure a much-needed win.



Southampton manager Ivan Juric expressed deep regret and apologized to fans after his team failed to hold onto a lead against Crystal Palace, ultimately settling for a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. The result keeps Southampton rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.


Matheus Franca's stoppage-time header for Palace cancelled out Paul Onuachu's opener at St Mary's, denying Southampton only their third league win in a dismal campaign. Juric's side now has 10 points, still one shy of Derby's Premier League record low final tally of 11 in the 2007-08 season.


The situation looks increasingly bleak for Southampton, who are 19 points from safety with eight games remaining. They will be condemned to relegation at the weekend if they lose at Tottenham and Wolves beat Ipswich.


Southampton's precarious position in the Premier League table means they are staring relegation squarely in the face. If they lose at Tottenham and Wolves beat Ipswich at the weekend, they will become the first team to be relegated with seven matches still remaining. This would be a new unwanted record, as even the 2007-08 Derby team, Huddersfield in 2019, and Sheffield United four seasons ago had six games left when they were relegated.




Faced with the looming specter of relegation, Southampton manager Ivan Juric attempted to placate the team's long-suffering supporters. “I'm really sorry for the fans and the guys that they didn't win because I think they deserved it,” he said. Juric expressed pride in his team's performance, despite the disappointing outcome. “I'm very proud of the way we played today and very disappointed we didn't get the win because we did almost everything good.”




Juric took heart from the team's improved display, feeling that they had made progress. “I think the players made a step forward. I had a very good feeling we could compete today.” He emphasized the importance of building on this performance in their upcoming matches. “We gain one point, we have to prepare well the next game and if we play like this every game we will gain the points.”


Looking ahead to their next match, Juric urged his team to find a way to deliver a winning performance for the fans. “We just have to find a way to perform on Sunday to make the fans happy and to try to do our best.”





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