Talking about each Southampton player's performance at length from the humiliating 3-1 Bournemouth loss.
Recently, Bournemouth outplayed Southampton and left the Saints' derby ambitions in vain. The home side started playing well in the initial minutes but their defence quickly crumbled against Andoni Iraola's well-trained lineup.
Senior players like Jan Bednarek completely failed to impress and the remaining players didn't show much determination either. Though, Kamaldeen Sulemana scored a goal to retain some prestige, the collective efforts were far from convincing.
Now, let's break down each starting player's display on a scale of 1-10 after witnessing another home defeat within a week.
Player ratings from Southampton's one-sided loss against city rivals Bournemouth
GK - Aaron Ramsdale: 7
Elite diving save to deny Christie from a Bournemouth corner. Overall, a great performance but deep down must be questioning himself about joining Southampton.
CB - Jan Bednarek: 4
Underwhelming defending in the first fifteen minutes which left the Saints struggling at 2-0 down.
CB - James Bree: 6
Bree stood helpless on the third goal. Apart from that, made a few decent blocks in the second half.
CB - Nathan Wood: 5
Poor positioning in the beginning but provided good defensive support to Ramsdale later.
LWB - Welington: 6
Another commendable performance at left back but Juric had to substitute him to bring attack-oriented fullbacks.
RWB - Kyle Walker-Peters: 4
Made a mistimed block on the second goal and was lucky to not score an own goal.
CM - Will Smallbone: 4
Already trailing by two goals, Smallbone's misplaced passes didn't impress the Southampton fans.
CM - Joe Aribo: 7
Rock-solid defending in the second half. Further, started the attacking chance on Sulemana's goal.
CAM - Mateus Fernandes: 5
Actively tried to reduce the huge deficit before half-time. Still, more playmaking involvement was expected from him when the Saints tried to find the equaliser.
ST - Kamaldeen Sulemana: 7
A well taken bottom corner finish to find the back of the net. The 23-year-old winger was easily the best Southampton player up front.
ST - Paul Onuachu: 7
Perfectly weighted pass on Sulemana's second half goal. Further, attempted a few physical duels to score a header goal himself.