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Southampton manager Selles defends Bazunu after Leeds error

Southampton manager Ruben Selles insisted he has no doubts that shot stopper Gavin Bazunu is good enough.

The Saints suffered another loss in the Premier League, going down 1-0 to Leeds United in a relegation six pointer.

Bazunu made an error on a Junior Firpo shot for the Leeds goal, bringing him into question in the eyes of fans and pundits.

"It's a goal that we all concede," Selles said of the incident to reporters post-game.

"It's the main fault for me because I should be more gracious in the situation and give them more tools to solve the situations. Next time, we will try to be ready.

"When we concede a goal it's not a Gavin problem or a centre-back problem, we concede the goal as a team.

“We should have removed those situations earlier in the game. We trust Gavin but we know we can lose a football match. The disappointing thing is we lost a little bit of our identity."

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