FRONTMAN Che Adams said “all you can do is go on what the club want” when working with a new manager – and insisted Nathan Jones had the squad on board at Saints.

The Scotland international was speaking after scoring twice in Jones’s first home game at St Mary’s, in a 2-1 home victory over Lincoln City on Tuesday.

Former Luton Town boss Jones replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl at St Mary’s last month and has been hard at work with his squad over the World Cup break.

Saints head into Jones’s first Premier League home game on Boxing Day, when they take on Brighton at St Mary’s (3pm).

Asked whether there has been a mentality shift in the squad since Jones’s arrival, Adams told the Daily Echo: “Definitely. It’s always different when a new manager comes in.

“He’s got his own people, his own ideas and the hardest thing is getting the lads on board but I think he’s got that, you know? With a lot of the young boys now and a few of the senior boys.

“Everyone is pushing in the right direction, everyone is looking forward to the second half of the season. As we know, we need wins.”

Saints restart their league campaign in the bottom three of the top flight, with 12 points from 15 games played.

Put to him it must be energising to have new ideas and the club rallying round the new boss, Adams replied: “As a player, all you can do is go on what the club want.

“That’s what the club wanted, so it’s up to us now to perform on the pitch because it’s up to us now to get the wins.”

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