RALPH Hasenhuttl responded that due to English not being his native language he did not understand Saints fans chanting ‘sacked in the morning’ again.
A small section of away supporters turned on their manager after he substituted forward Joe Aribo for Lyanco with the team leading 1-0 at AFC Bournemouth.
Over 25 minutes still remained of the contest with the questions of trying to sit deep and hold a lead rather than attack fresh in the mind after West Ham’s equaliser Sunday.
Lyanco went on to help guide Saints to the first win in six and first clean sheet of the season, before Saints supporters enjoyed passionate celebrations with Hasenhuttl and the squad at full-time.
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The Austrian remains under increasing pressure with just three victories from the 21 Premier League matches prior putting him amongst the favourites to be relieved of his management duties next.
Hasenhuttl was asked about the scenes at Vitality Stadium and, as reported by talkSPORT, responded: “The good thing when you are not a native speaker is that you don’t understand these things.
“It is not interesting for me because I know the players are ready to fight for the team."
Supporters first publicly aired their grievances towards the manager during the 3-0 defeat at Brentford, back in May of last season.
After Oriol Romeu was introduced with the team three goals down in the final eight minutes, Hasenhuttl was subjected to the same chants and ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’.
With the poor form of one win in the final 12 matches of last campaign following into this season, even the draw versus West Ham last weekend at St Mary’s was met with boos.
The victory at Bournemouth is an important one to lift Saints out of the relegation zone and within five points of seventh place, but it will not yet quell suggestions that the team are underperforming.
“We know that we have to fight as a group together after an intense transfer window in the summer and there are some phases that you are going through as a club and a team,” Hasenhuttl explained.
“We speak very often about the patience we need to have for the young players. It’s not always that you get the patience in this business, especially when you are a little bit long working in a club like I am.
“Sometimes the patience is not – I don’t want to say from the fans not always there – but from the whole pressure you have in the Premier League, it’s not so easy to go through this.
“But it’s the only way we can do it and finally for me it’s okay.”
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