Defending and Southampton are something that don’t really get along these days, yet there was once a day when centre-backs were king at the Saints, Ken Monkou was one of the finest.
A moment to savour!
Wishing former #SaintsFC defender Ken Monkou a very happy 54th birthday! pic.twitter.com/aBMAKXes6x
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) November 29, 2019
The former Dutch centre-back spent over seven years with Southampton, making over 200 appearances for the Saints during his spell on the south coast after joining from Chelsea, with Monkou having a particular place in club folklore by scoring a last-minute winner against Norwich in a 5-4 win in the 1993/94 season to keep the Premiership side in the division.
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Monkou is fondly remembered at Southampton, and for his 54th birthday the club decided to honour their former centre-back with a post and video of that famous goal against the Canaries on their official Twitter account, with supporters enjoying the video of their past defender.
Here’s what some Southampton fans had to say about Monkou on his birthday, with a few supporters having good memories of the Saints’ former centre-back…
Remember Super Ken having top strikers in his back pocket, not always….but sometimes!
— Alan Harry (@lucasanya) November 29, 2019
— FootballCoinRU (@FootballCoinRU) November 29, 2019
Now that was one saints defender that knew desire and commitment.
— Dean Watson (@Sarcastic_Dean) November 29, 2019
@KJMonkou Gefeliciteerd!
— Hugh Jampton (@tonkerthomas) November 29, 2019
Big Ken
— Matty Lovatt (@MattyLovattWS) November 29, 2019
Monkou will likely be hoping the Saints can manage their first win in nearly two months this weekend when Southampton take on 20th place Watford.
