We asked for your thoughts after Southampton picked up their first point of the season but failed to capitalise on their home advantage to take all three points against Ipswich Town.
Here are some of your comments:
Oliver: We should have won, but that is more a testament to how poor Ipswich were. The fact that it was a lucky deflection which won it, just shows that all we needed was to press home our advantage. We can’t say that we didn’t get those chances, but perhaps we are just lacking in the confidence in the final third. We’re getting better but we need to start winning soon.
Neil: Saints should have won today. Martin’s substitution of Mateus Fernandes for Joe Aribo has cost us the game. We were on top before that but afterwards there was too much space because Aribo cannot tackle and pass like Fernandes. Then Aribo ducked out of the way of the shot and the deflection gifted them their goal. It was a poor substitution.
Mark: This insane possession-based passing game has got to stop. Instead of making one positive forward pass, we make five or six backwards or sideways passes and lose the ball. The defending is chaotic, with players out of position most of the time. We are so lightweight in attack and it is embarrassing. Martin must change or be sacked – or else we’re going back to the Championship!
Barrito: The usual fare. They cannot defend to save their lives. The sad thing is: it is the same old problem. And why are we not playing our top goalscorer?
Mike: A must win for Russell Martin and his coaching team. He keeps saying that we are getting better in his post-match interviews, but improvements – real or imagined – are not resulting in goals scored and clean sheets. I reckon he needed six or seven points before the end of October to save his job – that’s gone now, if you look at the fixtures.
Corey: First half was a scrappy encounter between relegation rivals. Second half was dominant Saints doing what we do best but failing to put the game to bed. There are plenty of positives and much to be optimistic about. Roll on Bournemouth!
