This is Southampton’s 2016/17 Christmas review

CON – Out of Europe

The biggest disappointment of the season thus far at St Mary’s is Southampton’s exit from the Europa League.

The competition provided them with one of their greatest nights when they beat Inter Milan 2-1 back in November, but that paled in contrast to their dismal 1-1 draw at home to Hapoel Be’er Sheva, where their negative tactics came back to bite them late on.

They’ll be disappointed to have exited having beaten group winners Sparta Prague and Inter, but they will point to their defeats at the San Siro and in Prague as the main reason for their exit.

They’ll hope to give themselves another shot at Europe next season by either a high league finish in the Premier League, or by going on a cup run.