Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino ahead of his side's game against Chelsea

Saints tomorrow aim to bounce back from the dismal 4-1 loss at St Mary’s when they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.

It is a big ask on the back of such a loss, but given that Saints were so much better just days previously against Arsenal there is still hope.

But Pellegrino knows that all his players have to be fully up and at in a way he admits that they weren’t against the Foxes.

And there is the potential that could lead to changes in team.

He said: “In difficult moments for me you have to come back to the foundation to the team, to the discipline of the team, and think of the possibilities they have to be in this club and the Premier League. Not many players are in this situation.

“We have to choose the players who want to help the club 100 per cent.

“I will explain that they are human beings and don’t have a good moment. I understand this but their behaviour has to be committed 100 per cent.”

Having had time to dwell upon the unexpected performance against Leicester, Pellegrino attempted to analyse the situation as best he could, blaming it on a lack of connection.

When asked to explain what he meant by that, Pellegrino replied: “When you are not connected 100 per cent on the game in different moments it means it is difficult to analyse tactically or technically because you see the first goal, the second, the third one and the fourth one we don’t used to make this type of mistake.

“When I talk about lack of connection it is because you are not 100 per cent on the pitch.”

Pellegrino’s comments suggested a lack of focus from the team, and he reflected: “It is something that is easy to demand and difficult to do it for the reason sometimes some teams can pass from one moment to the other because they are human beings who play football and not machines.

“Sometimes they don’t have a good night like yesterday and sometimes good like the day before.”