Simon Rusk spills his Premier League secret to achieve respectable match results | OneFootball

Simon Rusk revealed the importance of his Southampton side being levelled in all his 3 Premier League games, until the 45 minutes that resulted in two crucial draws.

We all will agree on this. At a Premier League club, seeing out one of your worst football campaigns ever, and the fanbase still feeling excited for the remaining games of the season, isn't normal.

But only until one throws light on Southampton's peculiar current case.

Despite enduring multiple losing streaks, and turbulent managerial shifts as strange as 3 appointments this season, the St. Mary's faithful look forward to the season left. And all has been possible due to Southampton's decision to bring in Simon Rusk again.

In a season that featured both a promotion-winning manager in Russell Martin and a Serie A veteran in Juric, it’s interim boss Simon Rusk who’s delivered better results and looks promising to help clean up the club's mess.

Interesting, right, how despite no external changes, Rusk is en route to steering Southampton's ship ahead of a massive challenge next season.

But, now we know how. He hasn’t changed much, not the players, not even the playstyle, but Rusk discovered a simple yet effective formula for achieving better results.

Simon Rusk's brilliant strategy to achieve matchday results

It's the art of going drawn at least till half-time. Ultimately, the results flow in, as has been in his 2 away draws of his 3 Premier League games this season.

As quoted by the Daily Echo, Rusk outlined the strategy, saying: "If you're getting into half-time and you're at least level, that's a good place to be. It's a good starting platform."

Naturally, once such a stage is set up, automatically the opponents are frustrated, and often give up in the end, which has helped Rusk's system.

And call it coincidence, or whatever, Rusk is now again expected to replicate what he did against Fulham in December, to help Southampton break free from the mental barrier of a lowest-ever points shame.