SOUTHAMPTON suffered their second 5-0 defeat of the season on Tuesday evening as they were torn apart by Leicester City.
The Foxes scored four second half goals against a Saints side that fell apart when they needed a statement performance ahead of the playoffs.
Manager Russell Martin was scathing in his post-match press conference, describing the performance as "pathetic."
Here is how Southampton fans have reacted to the heavy defeat on social media...
@CricketDaily20 wrote: "We approached the game negatively from the start, with Leicester all over us from minute one. If we'd have been a bit more positive, maybe had a shot on goal, we might have reaped a few more rewards."
@gregvul posted: "They don't have the bottle, unfortunately. When faced with adversity they capitulate."
Tom Hillier added: "Not sure you can describe any aspect of a performance as ‘so good and so on top’ when you have 66% possession and no shots on target."
@ryanrd1905 said: "Even if we get past the playoffs it shows we’d be straight back down again, there’s no backbone in this team."
@germanspeakorg tweeted: "The playoffs will have a different feel, they are pressure games and you need some luck as well. Not sure I see this team recovering from that tonight. When you know you have to win to keep faint hopes alive and capitulate like that, that's hugely worrying."
@Saintadam1981 insisted: "Just isn’t about the fact we lost tonight. That was an absolute embarrassment which takes the whole fanbase's morale right down to the gutter. There should never, ever be a lack of effort from any player who is backed by over 3000 travelling fans. They’ve let them down big time."
Just got in, what a horrendous evening. We have been completely embarrassed by that performance. So frustrating because this team can perform to levels much higher than that. #SaintsFC
— Rob (@SaintRob__) April 24, 2024
If I’m Martin, I’d resign.
— Chapel Gobshite 😇 (@ThatGuyBastin) April 23, 2024
Not because he’s failed, or his devout belief in a style of play, but because this group of players that he so vehemently defends will destroy his reputation as a manager.
There’s a serious problem in this squad when it comes to mentality.#SaintsFC
Truly pathetic. 🥴
— Total Saints Podcast (@TotalSaintsPod) April 23, 2024
Feel for all the travelling fans. Each one of them has put in 99.9% more effort today than this lot…#SaintsFC
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