Selles names Joe Aribo among unlucky Saints
Nigerian attacking midfielder Joe Aribo has been named by Southampton manager Ruben Selles named unlucky Saint players who have not gotten game time despite their innate qualities.
Aribo has not played for the Saints since their FA Cup fifth round defeat to Grimsby Town at the start of March, a situation Selles admits is not due to the midfielders quality or work rate.
“ We have been talking about the players that are not in the squad now for two months,” Selles admitted. “I mean, I have a lot of players and they are working really well.
” But unfortunately, I can only pick 20 in the squad and I can only play 11. So, if instead of having 30 players we have 20 to 23, we will not have this question.
“Joe Aribo and Mislav Orsic are good players and are working well as much as the other ones,”
“And when the time comes, if I decide that they can come into the pitch, they will do it and they will be ready for it because they are two great boys and they are working really hard to get themselves back into the team.”
Southampton are currently rooted to the bottom of the English Premier standings and were 1-4 losers vs Manchester City last weekend.
Like Aribo, compatriot Paul Onuachu was not in action for the Saints on Saturday. Southampton stay on 23 points but now with an inferior goals difference of -27.
Their 19th defeat in the current campaign, Aribo continues to watch helplessly as the Saints chance of beating the drop looks bleaker every passing week.
