Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse is worried about the possibility of manager Mauricio Pochettino leaving the club.
The former Argentina international has attracted significant plaudits for his eye-catching brand of football and man-management skills since joining Southampton in January 2013.
Pochettino has also pleased supporters for continuing to nurture numerous young English players from the club s own academy, following in the footsteps of former coach Nigel Adkins.
The 42-year-old s hiring initially received mixed reactions due to the combination of Adkins back-to-back promotions and Pochettino enduring a troubling final four months of 2012 with La Liga side Espanyol.
Pochettino quickly won over the St. Mary s faithful, though, and with Tottenham reportedly eyeing him for their vacant head coach role, Ward-Prowse is concerned the Argentine may seek a move.
There has been a lot of talk about that (Pochettino leaving), he is quoted as saying by Sky Sports. It would be a major blow to lose him all the players love him.
He has played me out of position on the right, so I ve had to adapt. I ve had to work on my game going forward an area I needed to improve.
Having done that, he has added another string to my bow. I feel I can now play in a number of different positions but he has not only helped me technically, he s helped me physically.
I m the fittest I ve ever been in terms of the running he makes us do. We do two or three gym sessions a week that involve a lot of running and running with resistance.
He demands a lot from us, and it is hard work, but it has been proved to work. None of us want to see him go. He is a fantastic manager and he has done really well.
