Southampton were one of the bookmakers' pre-season promotion favourites, but defensive issues and a three-match losing streak have got boss Russell Martin worried
Three straight defeats, the most porous defence in the Championship and 'relegation scar tissue' have seen any early-season optimism evaporate at Southampton. After dropping out of the Premier League alongside Leeds United in the summer, Saints were installed as one of the early season favourites for promotion, armed with parachute payments and having banked significant transfer fees as they looked to retool for the second tier.
"We keep giving teams a one-goal head start at the moment and it makes it so difficult," Martin said following the defeat. "It's not for lack of trying we just don't deal with disappointment very well.""As a group there is still so much scar tissue from last season here at St Mary's and unfortunately our season is being defined at the moment by how we respond to disappointment.
"I understand it after the scar tissue from last season and getting relegated. It's a tough one to analyse because there is a lot of feeling involved at the moment, but I think tonight was a fair result. Leeds United head to the south coast to face Saints in the early kick-off on Saturday, September 30 and as the Whites' much-heralded attack starts to click with seven goals scored in their previous two away games ahead of the Wednesday night clash against Hull City.
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