Southampton fans have taken to Twitter following the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday afternoon, and they are not happy with one man’s performance – Alex McCarthy.
The England international didn’t do a lot wrong throughout the 90 minutes, although it was his mistake in the 87th minute that allowed Federico Fernandez to slam the ball home and steal all three points for the Magpies.
McCarthy – formerly of Reading, QPR and Crystal Palace – spilled Sean Longstaff’s long-range strike into the path of the former Swansea centre-back to hand the Saints a ninth defeat of the Premier League season.
The loss leaves Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men languishing in the bottom three on 15 points, and the Southampton fans on Twitter have been pointing the finger at the 30-year-old glovesman.
One supporter said that McCarthy is “rubbish”, whereas another said that the shot-stopper had a “shocker” alongside Ryan Bertrand – the latter of whom missed an open goal in the second half.
Another fan said that he is no longer sure on his previous belief that McCarthy was a better shot-stopper than Angus Gunn.
Elsewhere, one said that it appears as if Palace, QPR and Reading were right to move McCarthy on as he might not actually be that good.
Lastly, two more supporters added to the hate aimed towards the glovesman.
One said that if Gunn had made the same error as McCarthy did, the former Manchester City man would’ve been “crucified”, while another fan simply said that Hasenhuttl’s No.1 was “shocking” for Newcastle’s second goal.
In other news, Southampton fans were not happy to see this man named in Hasenhuttl’s starting XI before the game against Newcastle…