Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Southampton’s Claude Puel wary of Sparta Prague’s Europa League threat

• Czechs have won three in row in Europe under new coach David Holoubek
• Shane Long will leave his newborn son at home to travel with squad

Claude Puel has told Southampton to be wary of Sparta Prague on Thursday night in the Europa League.

Puel’s men saw off Sparta 3-0 in their opening Group K game in September, but the Czechs have seen an upturn in form under their new coach, David Holoubek, who replaced Zdenek Scasny soon after their defeat on the south coast.

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