We've lifted a very big punishment, says Eckert

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Speaking of the technician

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert commented on the case that became known as "Spygate" an episode of inter-club espionage that marked English football.

A phrase called attention because it summarised the internal climate in Southampton: a board of directors and technical committee regarded the case as an already closed chapter, but with consequences that the club felt were too heavy.

Or who's behind the case

The nickname "Spygate" originated in English football to describe situations where a club is caught watching training or collecting information from rivals on an irregular basis.

Eckert did not hide that he considered the amount of punishment disproportionate to the episode, but his declaration was one who wanted to turn a page: the focus, according to the coach's speech, is on the present time inside the field.

Or what that means for the fans.

For the Southampton supporters, this is a direct reading: the club assumes that it has paid a high price and tries to rebuild its credibility both inside and outside the academy.

The expectation is that the technician will use the episode as motivation, uniting his list and twisting it around a common goal: results we want but higher than in the past.

Where are we now?

The Spygate case follows as a closed episode from the point of view of sanctions, but still gives interviews and analyses in England. With Eckert's declaration about "punishment too great", Southampton signals that this chapter was painful, but overcome and that the next stage of the club's history will be decided on the pitch.