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Southampton are entering another period of change.
The Championship season has been tense, and the pressure is real.
Every team is fighting for position. Clubs like Leicester, Leeds and Millwall are pushing hard.
Others like Charlton are trying to survive the schedule.
It is a league where momentum can disappear fast.
Southampton know this too well.
Their season has already been disrupted by the early dismissal of Will Still.
That decision left the club in transition.
Tonda Eckert stepped in as interim manager, and his job has not been simple.
He came in at a time when the team needed clarity and stability.
Now the pressure on the staff has increased again.
Another major member of the backroom team has moved on.
This has forced the club into a fresh reshuffle.
The situation has created another opportunity for a familiar Liverpool figure to take on new responsibility.
But the full details only became clear after the club released their official statement.
Southampton have officially confirmed that First Team Assistant Manager Paul Trollope has left the club.
The club said, “We can confirm that First Team Assistant Manager Paul Trollope has today left the club to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.”
They added information about his destination, saying, “Trollope will link up with new Wolves boss Rob Edwards, with whom he worked at Luton Town between 2022 and 2025.”
With that exit, Southampton explained how the first-team setup will look for now.
The club said, “Whilst Tonda Eckert continues as Interim First Team Manager he will be assisted by coaches Jeremy Newton, Ben Reeves, Ryan Flood and analyst Albert Jones.”
The final part of the announcement is what matters most to Liverpool fans.
Southampton confirmed a new job for Adam Lallana.
The club stated, “Adam Lallana will take up the position of Interim Under-21s Head Coach, assisted by Matthew Etherington.”
For a former Liverpool midfielder who has always been admired for his intelligence and leadership, this is a natural next step.
Lallana now moves from helping the interim first-team staff into leading the development group at Staplewood.
And with the club reshaping again, his next chapter arrives at an important moment for Southampton.
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