
<p>Ruben Selles will remain as head coach of Southampton for the remainder of the season. The South Coast club <a href="https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2023-02-24/ruben-selles-mens-first-team-manager-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">revealed the news</a> prior to the coach’s customary press conference on Friday. Selles has twice been at the helm temporarily during the current campaign. Nevertheless, the 39-year-old will now remain at the post for near future. </p>



<h2>Coach thrilled to be given opportunity with Saints</h2>



<p>“It’s a pleasure for me. I think we all deserve it. All the technical staff and the full staff have been amazing in the last ten days together,” Selles <a href="https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/ruben-selles-leeds-united-southampton-8186298" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a> during the press conference. “For me, it’s a pleasure to lead such a unit and a good group of players.”</p>



<p>“I can tell you that I’m very thankful for the owners and&nbsp;for Martin [Semmens]&nbsp;for giving me the opportunity until the end of the season, and for all the support I got in the last week. Once the club decided that I was the person to take it until the end of the season, I just continued doing my job. It was nothing special, it was just about continuing the good work that we have been doing the last two weeks.”</p>



<h2>Chelsea victory helped coach’s cause</h2>



<p>The Spanish coach was given the opportunity as caretaker after Nathan Jones was fired from the role on February 12th. Selles guided the Saints to a victory against <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/teams/chelsea-tv-schedule/">Chelsea</a> last weekend. The team’s impressive display against the west London club last Saturday helped the coach keep the job for the remainder of the season.</p>



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<p>Southampton nearly gave the head coaching job to Jesse Marsch. However, talks between the two sides fell apart after the American wanted a more stable contract. Instead, the Saints preferred to only award a short-term deal for the remainder of the season.</p>



<p>Nevertheless, Selles will now try to take the club out of the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/">Premier League</a> relegation zone. Despite the Chelsea win, Southampton is still currently bottom of the table. Although the gap between bottom and 17th-placed Bournemouth is now just three points. The Saints next face fellow bottom three team Leeds on Saturday in a massive matchup. The loser of the game could be in deep trouble in the relegation race. </p>


Club officials have officially given Ruben Selles the new Southampton job to replace Nathan Jones after he was sacked from the position.

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Southampton appoint Selles as head coach for remainder of season