Former Southampton boss Harry Redknapp says they should never have sacked Nathan Jones.
Saints, who are now relegated, will face Brighton later today.
I just feel that they have gone a little bit tame, it's been on the cards. They had Bournemouth and could have beaten them at home to give themselves a chance to stay up," Redknapp told the Daily Echo.
But they've got beat and got beat and got beat, it's a shame. I saw a Southampton fan this morning when I was having a coffee.
He said at the start of the season, beating Chelsea, playing fantastic you could never believe they would get relegated. And the Man City cup game.
I watched that on the TV and they were fantastic that night. Obviously, they can do better than they did in the end."
The 76 year old added: I'd have liked to see Nathan Jones have a bit longer.
I know it wasn't a popular decision among the fans to bring him in but he's got great enthusiasm and did a fantastic job at Luton. Given time, they might not have gone down."