Nathan Jones insists he wasn't trying to shift blame after Southampton's recent defeat

Nathan Jones believes he is the right person to keep Southampton in the Premier League despite currently being bottom of the table.

Following last weekend's 3-0 loss to Brentford, Jones admitted he had 'compromised some principles' for Southampton's poor form since taking over in November.

A fan forum earlier this week highlighted the strength of sentiment against Jones, but he was backed by the club hierarchy.

"That's why I came here because they see the substance and not something else," Jones said at a press conference. "I'm disappointed with the results we achieved.

"But I know we are doing a good job behind the scenes. I know we are running a football club very well, I know we are developing people, I know we are doing a good job, I know we are we're thorough, I know we're tactically good. It's just that if you don't get results, it's very hard to prove it."

On his post-match comments and accusations that he was looking to pass the blame, Jones said, "I wasn't doing that at all, in fact, I was emphatically doing the opposite.

“I accepted responsibility for all the results. What I said was that I compromised some things that I do on a daily basis, which are my decisions. listen to people but I made decisions here and I live and die by my decisions."

Southampton are bottom of the table, four points from safety, and face a huge home game on Saturday against 15th-placed Wolves.

When asked if he thinks the competition will be decisive for his position, Jones replied: "I don't know, I can't answer that question. All I'm going to do is is concentrating on trying to win a football match. I know there's been a lot of speculation, a lot of outside noise, etc., but I can't change that."

Southampton have won just four league games this season, one since Jones took charge, but insists he can keep them going.

“I sincerely believe that I can,” he said. “What we have to do is make sure we get results and get results quickly. We've been really close a couple of times but we really need to focus on this weekend and make sure we get the result."

Jones didn't go into detail about what he thought he had compromised, but said of this week's work: "I just got back to basics, I got back to what I I've done normally. When I say compromise, just a few everyday things that I normally do differently."

The 49-year-old Welshman said he wouldn't let criticism affect him, adding: "At the end of the day you are a manager and the higher you go the more you are watched and the more you have to have wider shoulders.

"Some elements that you think are unnecessary, a bit unfair, there is no context in that. I am a religious man, I believe in God, God give me strength.

"I didn't get here by a silver spoon or overnight, I had to work hard and I'll just keep working hard and believing in what we're doing, because I believe in what we're doing. let's do.

"I believe that we as staff, but me personally, affect players, affect players positively. My track record says that at any level. That's what I want to continue to do and start to really, really touch them again."

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