He Southampton (last in the Premier League with five defeats and one draw in the first six league games) are going through a turbulent time. Yesterday’s defeat at Bournemouth (3-1) blew up the coach, Russell Martinwho after the KO pointed directly at his players, whom he criticized without biting his tongue for a lack of attitude.
“They commit 20 fouls against our 10, or whatever. I think that says it all,” Martin told ‘Sky Sports’. “We were soft. Forget about the style of play, the problem is that if you don’t want to run and fight properly, make contact, take things personally, like in a duel, then it’s a problem.” The Saints have one point from their first six games, and there were only brief periods yesterday where they looked like a cohesive team.
“I thought I had given a good enough summary of Bournemouth and the way they play and how good they are at certain things, but obviously it wasn’t enough because we didn’t seem ready for that, which considering the work that we did what we did was crazy,” he explained.
“The responsibility is on everyone, we are all together, but I really didn’t like what I saw and I was hurt by the lack of spirit and the match. I told him, I didn’t say anything in the locker room, but it always depends on the leader, and I that,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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