Southampton manager Ronald Koeman hit out on the Premier League s upcoming Christmas fixture list, labelling it as crazy .
Koeman s Southampton are flying high in the Premier League, exceeding expectations to sit second in the standings ahead of Monday s trip to Aston Villa.
Southampton have defied the odds after losing a host of players and staff during the off-season, including captain Adam Lallana and manager Mauricio Pochettino, winning eight of their 11 league fixtures so far.
The south coast club are preparing to embark on a difficult festive period that brought them unstuck in 2013-14 after they won just one of nine Premier League games.
Southampton will face Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of a week heading into the New Year.
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Sinisa Mihajlovic has been sacked by Torino after Wednesday s Coppa Italia loss to rivals Juventus compounded a poor run of league form.
Torino had won just one of their last eight Serie A matches, leaving them 10th in the table, before succumbing 2-0 to Juve.
Former Fiorentina, Sampdoria and AC Milan coach Mihajlovic took charge in May 2016 and led Torino to a ninth-place finish last season.
But the former Lazio star was been shown the door on Thursday.
The Torino Football Club announces that it has relieved Sinisa Mihajlovic from the position of coach of the first team, a statement on the Torino website read.
Sinisa and his staff are thanked for the commitment and the passion shown in these 18 months in maroon.
Torino host Bologna…