Southampton boss Ruben Selles has claimed that his side "need to fight the relegation battle" despite their recent run of form as they still sit in last place, one point behind Leeds United.
Leeds are the only top-flight side to claim victory against the Saints over the course of their last four matches. Javi Gracia's first match in charge saw the Whites win 1-0 at Elland Road against the south coast club, a result that has blotched an otherwise impressive month of results for Southampton.
Based purely on the last four matches alone, the Saints would be sat sixth in the table thanks to victories over Chelsea, Leicester and a draw with Manchester United most recently on Sunday afternoon. But Selles has now claimed that he pays no attention to any form tables as he focuses on Southampton's remaining 12 games, starting with Brentford's trip to St Mary's on Wednesday night.
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"We don’t lose a lot of time working in those kind of tables," Selles told the press in his pre-match press conference. "In the month I have been in charge, I’m very proud of what the boys have been doing.
"We have had some ups and downs but the performances have been strong. The reality is the reality and we still need to fight the relegation battle.
"It’s good that we made points in the last four games, but we still have a long way to go. It’s about habits, it’s about keeping doing the things we have been doing for the last month.
"We have the mentality to be 0.1 per cent better every day. It's not stopping now, it's not stopping in two days, we are still trying to be better and we will try to be better every single day from today until my last day here.
"It has been good in a lot of terms but we know we can do it much better. I just see a team that can work together, I see fans that believe we can do it, I see a good environment and we are looking forward to the game tomorrow."
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