Gus Poyet questioned the character of some of his players after
describing the 8-0 humbling at Southampton as the most embarrassing
moment of his career.
Phil Thompson agrees with Gus
Poyet after the Sunderland manager accused some of his players of giving
up in their 8-0 defeat to Southampton.
"He doesn't know," said Poyet. "Probably he doesn't want to send the keeper off you sometimes get those decisions you need to be strong especially on the home team and he was not strong enough."
Poyet also accused some of his players of giving up in the second half as Southampton scored five goals and he believes the result helped him learn a lot about his side.
"The only thing we knew was we needed not to throw game away. 3-0 was enough you need to be organised but I learn a lot about the players today - the bad side, the characters who stopped when they gave up and there were a few who gave up and I know who they are so it is very important for me for future.
"I cannot watch it again because there is not a lot to analyse because every single situation in defence, we were a difficult side to play against before today, is totally the opposite where we are all over the place, where people are not doing the right things with the basics of the game, they are not there as a group we didn't show character to stay on pitch so there plenty of things that are very, very negative today.
"Everything went against us in the first half but in the second half we were really, really poor - an unacceptable display in the second half.
"I know who to choose, I know who can play, and I know the players I can count on in difficult situations."
