The Disassembly of Southampton
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- Written by James Palmer
As football fans, we’ve all been in this situation. Going into the summer transfer window with a sense of inevitability around your team’s star player. As a Spurs fan I’ve seen it plenty of times. We knew that Modrić would go, we knew that Bale would go. We hoped against hope, but we knew. Southampton fans have that same knowing in the pit of their stomach at the moment, that feeling of helpless despair. However, they have that feeling multiplied by five...and counting.
And just like that, it was over. One of the best World Cup’s we have ever seen came to a close on Sunday night with Germany the entirely deserving winners. Goodbye to Brazil, you hosted a fantastic tournament and did it without hitting us right in the ear with the dull hum of a vuvuzela. We now stand firmly in the midst of the World Cup aftermath. All the things that normally accompany our post tournament depression are unfolding right in front of us once again. 
It’s a perfect time for reflection, a chance to bask in the glow of what has been a tremendous World Cup while speculating on the wonders that it is still to bring us. The first knock out round has passed and we are left with 8 teams. All of which have arrived at this stage on merit and all of which must now believe that, having reached the quarter finals they harbour at least a small chance of winning it.