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Burnley 3-0 Southampton: Three takeaways from the loss

By Ryan Borowski

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Johann Berg Gudmundsson of Burnley scores his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Southampton FC at Turf Moor on August 10, 2019 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Johann Berg Gudmundsson of Burnley scores his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Southampton FC at Turf Moor on August 10, 2019 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /
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One Giant Mistake 

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – JULY 28: Jannik Vestergaard of Southampton in action during the pre season friendly match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and Southampton Football Club at Stadion Feijenoord or De Kuip on July 28, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – JULY 28: Jannik Vestergaard of Southampton in action during the pre season friendly match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and Southampton Football Club at Stadion Feijenoord or De Kuip on July 28, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /

When Jannik Vestergaard misread the ball that lead to the first goal, everything seemed to have unraveled from there. Burnley, could not produce anything offensively. They only had 55% passing accuracy at the time of the first goal and looked lost as their only strategy on the attack was to bomb the ball forward and hope a striker latches on.

After that, two more goals were quickly put into the back of Angus Gunn’s net and match was lost. Mistakes happen but it is how you respond to those mistakes is what will define you and the Saints responded very poorly and Ralph will have to knock that habit out of them if he hopes to finish as high on the table as they hope to this season.