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• Nickname:Saints
• Founded:1885
• Manager:Nigel Adkins

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• Capacity:32,551

McGoldrick tipped to impress

07 Aug 2008 - 13:41:17

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Southampton's new head coach Jan Poortvliet has backed young striker David McGoldrick to be a big hit for the Saints this season.

The 20-year-old became a regular in the first-team set-up towards the end of last season and has impressed during the build-up to the new campaign, following the arrival of Dutchman Poortvliet.

He told the club's official website: "David has done very well over the last few games and has scored three goals against Premier League opponents. I think he could be a top player.

"A goalscorer is always judged on the number of goals they score, but even in other areas of his game, his passes and crosses from midfield for example, show that he has a little bit of everything and who knows where that will take him.

"David is still young and I think he could certainly be a player for England's Under-21s.

"If he has a good season this year it could put him in the picture and I hope he does well."