Southampton manager Russell Martin questioned his side’s character following their 3-1 defeat by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Monday. Goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara, and Antoine Semenyo helped the home side race into a 3-0 lead after 39 minutes,

This is the one where Russell Martin tore into his team. This is the one where the under-pressure Southampton manager surely drew a line in the sand by accusing his players of lacking “aggression”, “intensity” and,

Southampton coach Russell Martin hammered his side for their lack of fighting spirit during the 3-1 away defeat to south-coast rivals Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday, saying that he had more work to do to get them out of the slump.

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Southampton have made their worst start to a league season as defeat at Bournemouth left the Saints with one point from six games