BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club discussed Southampton’s playing style and how the players should have been taking more responsibility and spoken to Russell Martin about changing their style.
Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock said he would have “100%” spoken to his manager about altering their tactics if this issue was to have happened during his playing career.
“You’ve got your defenders on the ball constantly – who are not good players
“Your defenders are not as good as midfielders and attackers naturally on the ball, but essentially they’re having more possession than any other player on the team because they don’t know how to get it through the lines.
“You’re going up against tactically better teams than you – you have got to adapt. You have got to find a different way.”
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