Poch:
"It is so difficult to understand why we changed so much from the first half to the second. I am very disappointing, we were better in everything and then we lose the game. It is about competing better for the first goal if you want to be a contender for big things. The second half we did not take it seriously, I don't want to criticise too much but when you lose a game that was under control after 45 minutes, should be 3-0, 4-0 and finishes in 2-1 defeat, it is difficult to accept.
"We started to take some risks that were unnecessary and that was the main problem. It gave them belief and they started to build their game. When you lose the momentum after 45 minutes, that is about mentality, that is about begin strong and keeping the right. For us, we lost the momentum and gave them relief.
"Their first goal was a cross in front of the goal where four players can put the ball out of the stadium. We were not capable of doing it and it is a tough moment and a tough result.
"This is our reality. People talk about perceptions but we need to realise if you do not fight with intensity for the Champions League, you will struggle. The reality is you cannot only play for 45 minutes, we are a Champions League team, into the quarter-finals. The team does not have the experience of competing in these circumstance, it is good to learn but we have to fight every single opponent.
"We are fighting against big sides (for the top four). We had a big gap, welcome to the reality, we are under pressure to win games. It is a massive challenge for us."
I remember when we beat United 3-0 early in the season he was warning how talk of the title was foolish and that if we get complacent we are going to crash. We promptly lost to Watford. We still have that complacency in us which is unacceptable after 2 identical matches to this one against Watford and Wolves. Kill the game and score 4 goals, then you can stop playing. Just because Southampton are shit doesn’t meant you don’t need to play a second 45 minutes, especially when it’s only 1-0. The players should be embarrassed at the way they’ve lost some games this season. The players think they are better than they actually are, hard work wins matches. Nothing else.