Mauricio Pellegrino is NOT to blame for Southampton’s drop into relegation zone, insists Oriol Romeu
Argentine boss was on the receiving end of endless boos after Sunday's 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool
ORIOL ROMEU insists Mauricio Pellegrino is not to blame for Southampton’s drop into the relegation zone.
The Argentine boss is clinging on to his job and was booed by Saints fans during Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat by Liverpool.
But Romeu says it is the players who must take the blame for a miserable run of just one win in 14 Premier League games.
The former Chelsea man said: “The team is still behind the manager.
“It’s not the manager’s fault. We are the ones who are playing and it is our responsibility to change these results.
“I still believe we can get out of the bottom three but it is going to be very tight right to the end of the season.
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“Every point is going to be vital and at the moment we are conceding too many easy goals.
“We’re not defending well enough and there have been too many times when we’ve lost points in the final minutes.
“We need to know how to play under pressure and how to close games down.”