Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was left unimpressed with Mohammed Salisu’s performance after scoring a comic own goal against Tottenham in their Premier League opener.
The Ghana defender mistimed his clearance in the 61st minute, and the ball ended up in the corner of the net as the Saints lost 4-1 at at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Salisu lasted the entire duration of the game.
“This is individual quality. Like in the first goal where Kyle (Walker-Peters) is not there to defend a cross and we have situations like this (own goal),” Hasenhuttl said, at full-time.
“Normally we cannot concede a goal here. It’s easy to clear with the right foot. This is simply not good enough at this level.”
He continued: “Obviously, it is not easy to stop these things, but we’ll work on it. We’ll work on finding solutions for the guys and help them to have clearer decisions.”
“We know the Premier League shows you every weakness and we know it is tough to defend here but we will find a way to do it better than today.”
