Ralph Hasenhuttl wants his team to win at St Mary's tonight for the first time this season when they host Leicester City and he knows his side must get down and fight for it.
The Saints manager has been trying to get Saints to play in a certain way, but against Leicester City he wants them to roll up their sleeves and get the win by sheer hard work if nothing else.
"For everybody in the club the home games are very important to come in a positive way and at the moment at home when you see the performance we showed at home and what we get for it it was not enough."
"We played sometimes better than the result was but against Chelsea was the worst game but against Liverpool and Bournemouth second half we invested a lot and didn’t get anything."
"The time has come to get what I call dirty wins and make a goal and defend with everything you have and make it as nasty as possible for the opponent to get something here."
"I think the players know what it’s about and we are going into the game with everything we have.”
Hasenhuttl is aware of the supporters comments on social media and he wants his team to show the fans that they are as committed to the cause as he is.
"They want to see us fighting for every inch and we did against Wolves and in the end we tried to win this game,”
"We know we need wins because every team needs wins and we have a chance at home after a long time where we didn’t win at home and it’s important for us to see what is necessary to take three points at home."
"It will be helpful when we have a good start and score in the first half because we had a lot of chances in the first half and never the ball went in the net so it must be a very concentrated and committed performance.”
"I see the quality they [Leicester] have in the team and that they have fantastic players in the team and it is not a coincidence they are that high in the table.
"I am more concentrated on my team but we know it is a tough opponent.
"After nine rounds on the position it is not a coincidence and you have done a lot of things right and they have.
"For us it’s important to bring a really committed performance otherwise it will be difficult.”
The manager is spot on he needs his players to be committed and he needs the fans to get behind the team from the start and stay behind them whatever the way the game is going, but he also has to pick the right team.
Last season in the main Ralph got it right in his selections and substitutions, but this season he has got it wrong on too many occasions.
The departure of Danny Rohl has got to have something to do with that, the two seemed perfect together and every great manager needs a good assistant and coaching staff whom he can use to bounce ideas off and to help guide him, in Rohl he had that, but I think he is more isolated this season, he hasn't got that trusted aide and his coaching staff are not experienced enough to help him.
So yes we have to win dirty, but we have to have the right players in the right positions out there fighting for the team.