Southampton appoints Luton boss as new manager
Hessenhuttl, who had been in office for nearly four years, was sacked on Monday after Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Imam N. yocastle.
Jones said I'm really proud to be given this opportunity.
I know a lot about the club from the days of The Dell to coming here at St Mary's, a great football club and Jones watched from the stands as the Saints beat Sheffield Wednesday's penalty shootout in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and it will be his first match for Liverpool away from home on Wednesday. Saturday .
Hasnotl was sacked after a nine-game winning streak with Southampton 18 in the Premier League who signed a five-year contract with the Premier League Hatters. Nair finished his second spell with Luton with the club ninth in the Championship.
Saint Mary's First Team Coach
He will be joined at St Mary's by first-team coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan. Jones said: "A lot of my family are Southampton fans, so it doesn't help much. I run the Premier League, I've dreamed of that since I became a coach, but this club in particular - because of the way he ran it, because of the structure, because of their looks is deeper than mere results - it really appeals to me and Jones has steered Lawton to the play-offs. Last season, losing to Huddersfield Town in the semi-finals.
The former Brighton and Yeovil player took the reins at Luton in his first full-time managerial role in January 2016 when they were struggling close together. From bottom of League Two he led them to promotion in 2018 and the Hatters were runners-up in League One in January 2019 when Jones left for An inauspicious period in management Stoke City During the 11 months he spent with Stoke, they won only six matches out of 38 matches. Jones returned to Kenilworth Road in May 2020, speaking of his "regret" at leaving before reviving his career during a successful second spell with Luton.