Premier League: Aribo Laments On Southampton Defeat To Everton

Premier League: Aribo Laments On Southampton Defeat To Everton

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's Super Eagles and Southampton midfielder Joe Aribo has lamented his club's 1-2 home defeat to Everton FC, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Despite scoring first through Nigeria international the Saint succumbed to their third straight defeat of the season.

“The boys are disappointed. Going a goal ahead, it’s frustrating to concede so soon, and the boys are disappointed because we wanted to get a result today and that wasn’t the case,” Aribo said.

“I was thinking about it earlier today, that we’ve been coming from behind, so to get a goal ahead was a good feeling.

"To concede so soon is bitterly frustrating, and I and the boys were not happy about it. We need to go back to the drawing board, focus and learn from our mistakes.

“That’s the Premier League. Sometimes if you don’t take your chances, you get punished – that’s the game. If you make mistakes, you get punished also.

“We just need to recover because the games are coming thick and fast, and we need to be ready.

“The squad is big, so everyone needs to be focused. We need to work together, be strong, be a unit and be ready to go", he told the club media.