Standards have not been good enough Ruben Selles on Southamptons relegation

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Ruben Selles admits standards at Southampton have not been good enough after Premier League relegation was sealed by a limp 2-0 lo s to Fulham.Second-half goals from Carlos Vinicius and Aleksandar Mitrovic inflicted a club-record 24th defeat of the season on the divisions bottom side to leave them eight points from safety with two fixtures remaining.Captain James Ward-Prowse conceded at full-time that Saints should have performed better acro s a dismal campaign, an a se sment echoed by manager Selles.Its a tough day for everybody, the performance on the pitch was not what we expect it to be and we were not good enough today and thats why we are in this situation, said the Spaniard.If we were in our standards, we would not be talking about this situation right now. We need to face it like that.I dont think there is one point where you can say that is exactly the point where it happened.As a club we need to Julio Urias Jersey evaluate and see what the standards that James referred to are and be sure that when the club starts the next season those standards are on point.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a Saints fan was among those in attendance at St Marys as the hosts 11-season stay in the top flight ended in tame fashion.He witne sed a team lacking confidence, ideas and urgency produce another feeble performance of a miserable campaign featuring three managers and just two home league wins.Boos and chants of youre not fit to wear the shirt from disgruntled home supporters greeted the full-time whistle.Selles, who has been in charge for 14 of Saints 36 top-flight matches this term following the sackings of Ralph Hasenhuttl and then Nathan Jones, felt he should have been able to inspire better results.I take all the responsibility for the last three months, thats my responsibility, he said.I should be able to Sandy Koufax Jersey win more football matches. I should be able to have a team that competes better.I think I could have done (things) different; more is difficult but I think I can do different. I made my mistakes like any other and of course it was not good enough.Sport Republic, the clubs owners, i sued a statement vowing to fight to restore Saints to the top flight but accepting significant improvement would be required.It read: Today is a hugely disappointing day for everyone a sociated with Southampton Football Club.We have fought tirele sly as a club throughout the season, but the Premier League is the most competitive league in the world and our results were simply not good enough to stay there.We are particularly saddened and frustrated that our first season as controlling shareholders in Southampton Football Club has ended in relegation. While this outcome is distre sing for all of us, now is the time to demonstrate unity.We are grateful to our managers, our players, our staff and above all our fans for battling to the end to keep the Saints in the top tier.Our work begins today to return Southampton Football Club an inaugural member of the Premier League with a rich history to where it belongs. We want to rea sure our supporters, our partners and our staff that we remain fully committed to achieving long-term succe s for the club at the top level.We must now reflect on the le sons to be learned from this season and start preparing for the challenges ahead of us in the Championship. Our goal is to return to the Premier League as soon as po sible and ensure that we stay there.We understand that significant improvement is required, and at the end of the season we will announce our immediate next steps and provide details of how the club will operate moving forward.Fulham bo s Marco Silva expre sed sympathy with Southampton as he reflected on his perfect team selection.The Portuguese opted to stick with the starting XI which began Mondays 5-3 win over Leicester and then watched substitute Mitrovic, who was returning from an eight-game ban, seal Alex Verdugo Jersey victory seven minutes after replacing opening goalscorer Vinicius.Sometimes you do things and they look perfect, he said.When you have Mitro ready to go, theres a temptation to start with him because hes the top goal-scorer, hes been a crucial player for me and for this football club.But I knew what Carlos can provide and deliver for us.To see at the end the connection between the players and the fans is a great feeling for me. We deserved the three points.Speaking about Saints plight, Silva said: All the sympathy with this football club.Its a tough period for this club, a big club, and it deserves probably to be in a different situation.For sure they can come stronger next season to be able to play again in the Premier League because a club like Southampton they probably deserve this situation. Its up to them now to come stronger next season.
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