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'We don't need to change' says Jose Fonte
SOUTHAMPTON'S Jose Fonte has vowed the Saints will not sacrifice their attractive style in search of victory when fellow strugglers Reading visit today.
Both sides have struggled since securing automatic promotion from the Championship last season and sit in the
bottom three.
Saints are a place, and three points, better off and know that victory could propel them out of the relegation zone.
Fonte said: “It’s a massive game for both of us.
“We have been preparing ourselves very well this week but we have to try to stay calm and do our job.
“The players that we have like to dribble, they like to pass it around and create chances. We shouldn’t change that.”
That attacking mentality has helped Saints score freely, but Nigel Adkins’ side shipped 28 goals in their opening 10
matches.
We have been preparing ourselves very well this week but we have to try to stay calm and do our job
However, they have conceded only four in the past five games.
“The fact we haven’t changed the players a lot has helped as we have started to understand each other more,” added Fonte.
“We’ve been doing well recently and we want to keep it that way.”
Reading have lost their last three games and manager Brian McDermott said: “I know the questions about my future will come when you haven’t won for a while.
"But we are determined to win away for the first time this season.”