Tonda Eckert, who was elevated from the under-21 team to succeed Will Still, managed two games as interim coach and is now being seriously considered by Southampton as the club’s newest full-time manager.

After the Hampshire team was relegated from the Premier League, Still was hired as manager in the summer. But he was fired after only 13 league games in charge, and his team was struggling in the Championship standings.

After several names were connected to the permanent position in the past few weeks, Eckert was appointed temporary manager.

Southampton wants to sign Tonda Eckert permanently.

After the squad’s two recent wins, it has been said that Eckert is now in position to take over the team full-time.

One of the main reasons for the upcoming choice has been the increase in the club’s atmosphere.

Johannes Spors first hired the 32-year-old as the manager of the Saints’ U21 team, but he will now take over the senior squad.

Southampton had hoped to compete for promotion to the Premier League when they started the Championship season, but their performance in the first 15 games has left them in 17th place heading into the current international break.

ultimately resulted in his termination because he only managed two wins, putting the team in danger of relegation. Nevertheless, before this month’s international break, Southampton defeated QPR and crisis team Sheffield Wednesday, giving Eckert two victories from his two games in interim management.

Russell Martin, a previous manager who is currently unemployed after being removed of his duties after a terrible period at Rangers, was one name associated with the managerial position at Southampton.

Southampton’s manager is Russell Martin.
Eckert is currently the front-runner to assume the role, though.

Their forthcoming away match against Nathan Jones’ Charlton Athletic on November 22 may be his first match as permanent manager.

Southampton’s appointment of Tonda Eckert would be lackluster.

Clubs can easily make the mistake of giving temporary coaches full-time positions after a few satisfying victories.

However, given Southampton’s promotion ambitions, that would be a very underwhelming step for the owners, Sport Republic, to take at this stage. The decision has angered supporters, who had hoped for a more ambitious choice, ideally one with a wealth of experience already in place and prepared to immediately but sustainably boost outcomes for the rest of the season.

It is still only November, and there are a lot of games left in the season for the Saints to turn around their fortunes, especially when they are just seven points adrift of the play-offs.

Hiring someone with no experience at this level would be a huge gamble, and one that could backfire spectacularly, as we’ve seen with Swansea City and Alan Sheehan already this season.