MICHAEL Svensson has urged his teammates not to panic after Saints' winless start to the season.
Jan Poortvliet's men have performed well for long periods in their two Coca-Cola Championship fixtures so far, at Cardiff on the opening day and at home to Birmingham last weekend.
But they have yet to pick up any league points as both games ended ultimately in defeat.
Club captain Svensson, though, insists that it is too early in the season to be overly alarmed.
"It's important we don't panic," the 32-year-old Swedish defender said.
"It's just two games into the season and we have to stay positive and try to look at the good things we have been doing and not only the negative stuff."
Svensson is taking heart from those good things and has seen signs in both games that have given him confidence that Saints can break their duck against Derby on Saturday.
But he also feels that there have been lessons, which must be learned.
"We have been playing quite good so we look forward," he said.
"No one should be downbeat. It's too early and it's top teams we have played against and we have done pretty well against them."
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