Southampton leader inflicts more selection headache on Ivan Juric | OneFootball

Ivan Juric suffered another lineup blow days after recalling Flynn Downes. This time, it's Jan Bednarek who suffered a significant knock inflicting more miseries for Southampton's weakened defence.

Looking back on yesterday's match, Southampton's 4-0 defeat is a shambolic result. Yet, every Saint will admit that they saw it coming during the first half itself.

Did Ivan Juric get another lineup call wrong similar to the previous game? No, here he must have felt let down due to an unfortunate action in the initial phases of the match.

Yes, it's injuries again and recently Jan Bednarek was on the receiving end of an agonizing fatigue. Only days ago, the Saints were overjoyed with Jack Stephens' encouraging recovery but they have been dealt another worry on a different front.

Southampton leader inflicts more selection headache on Ivan Juric

It's no secret that Ivan Juric has been longing for Harwood-Bellis' return for weeks. Now, he seems to be prepared to wait patiently for the 28-year-old's arrival as well.

Understandably, Juric looked concerned about the duo's unavailability at the moment. As quoted by the Daily Echo, Juric said: "With Harwood-Bellis we will see and with Bednarek we will see what is happening with him."

Honestly, Bednarek's mishap has come at the wrong time for Southampton. And who knows it better than Ivan Juric himself?

After all, the latter admitted being in an unfamiliar defensive situation at Southampton after overseeing an unrivaled success last year. Only imagining being in Juric's shoes paints the picture of a continued team selection dilemma in the build up to every Premier League match.

Add more occasional injuries to that, and the top flight survival task has become even more challenging for the Croatian tactician.

Now, let's wait to see whether he can still work his way out to success.