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#3 Southampton's lost identity
Since Southampton's return to the Premier League in 2012, they have successfully managed to stay there.
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The foundation of their moderately successful period was their ability to bring through quality players into the team and develop them before they are shipped off at good prices.
Sadio Mané, Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren, Victor Wanyama and Virgil Van Dijk make this list among others.
However, the Southampton talent conveyor belt has been functioning at a much lower efficiency over the past two seasons and the team has visibly suffered.
Southampton currently sits in 16th position with just five points after eight matches and may do well to look into the scouting reports and academy roster once again.
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Edited by Alan John
