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."