Puel should give these 3 Southampton players a chance v Sparta Prague

Jay Rodriguez

Puel’s comments can also be applied to forward Jay Rodriguez, who hasn’t netted in his last six appearances for the club.

The former Burnley forward looked set to go on and become a regular England international back in 2013, such was his great goal-scoring form, yet a few injuries have put pay to that.

Unsurprisingly, Rodriguez hasn’t quite hit those heights since then, yet the striker is slowly building up his fitness, having started four times for Southampton this season, and needs more minutes on the pitch to get him back near his 2013 level.