Former Southampton striker Jo Tessem says players “have to be responsible” for the mistakes made in Saturday’s defeat at Brentford.
Manager Russell Martin’s tactics have been questioned after Saints were repeatedly caught when playing the ball out from the back against the Bees.
“Unfortunately they [Brentford] are a better side than us,” Tessem told BBC Radio Solent’s Goin’ Home With Adam And Jo. “It seems like they always find some spaces when they win the ball.
“Similar to Nottingham Forest, they just sat back, let us play and said, ‘Let’s see what you can do – and when you lose it, we’re going to punish you’.
“That was how Brentford were set up. You can see the tactic. Quick counter-attacks is the way they always play. Break with pace, get it forward, wingers high, cross it and score goals. They did that to Southampton.
“You can see we played with very high risk and lost the ball a few times. When we had the ball and passed it around, they sat deep and waited for us to lose it before pouncing on us.
“The players have to be responsible for what they do on the pitch and their decision-making. When you make a mistake in this league, you get punished.”
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