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Former England star Adam Lallana, 36, lands shock new job in rare player-assistant manager role

Published on April 07, 2025 at 01:06 PM

ADAM LALLANA has been given the unusual role of player-assistant coach after Ivan Juric's Southampton axe.

The Saints on Monday following relegation from the Premier League.

Adam Lallana of Southampton celebrating a goal.
Adam Lallana will be Southampton's player-assistant for the rest of the season
Adam Lallana in a Southampton FC jersey.
The 36-year-old made an emotional return to St Mary's last summer

came up through last season's Championship playoffs, beating Leeds in the final.

But they have endured a miserable return to the top flight, .

Juric was brought in to steady the ship, but Southampton have mustered a pitiful 10 points from 31 games.

Following Sunday's, they became the earliest team ever to be relegated fromEngland's top flight.

Assistant coach Simon Rusk will now take charge of the team until the end of the season.

And former England midfielder has bagged a role as his No2.

Lallana on a one-year contract as a free agent last summer.

The 36-year-old came through the academy at Saints and played over 260 times between 2006 and 2014.

He has featured in 18 games across all competitions this season.

Rusk and Lallana will be in the dugout for this weekend's visit of Aston Villa.

Juric leaves the Saints after just 2 wins from his 16 games in charge.

He goes down as in the Premier League.

A statement from the club read: “Ivan came to Southampton at a tough time and was tasked with trying to improve a squad in a difficult situation.

“Unfortunately, we haven’t seen performances progress the way we had hoped, but we would like to thank Ivan and his staff for their honesty and hard work as they fought against the odds to try and keep us up.

“With relegation now confirmed, we believe it is important to give fans, players and staff some clarity on the future as we head into a very important summer.

“The process of finding a new manager to lead us as we look to secure an immediate return to the Premier League has now begun and is being led by Group Technical Director Johannes Spors.

“We remain incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of our fans.

“Their continued dedication and passion, despite what has been a very tough season, is remarkable and is appreciated by everyone at the club.”

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