Bednarek: It’s a tough responsibility but a great honor to captain Southampton

Southampton defender Jan Bednarek has expressed his gratitude after pulling on the armband once again as the club fell to Crystal Palace.

Bednarek joined as manager Ivan Juric prefers his leadership over Flynn Downs, Taylor Harwood-Bellis And Adam Armstrong.

Speaking to the US Daily Echo The defender reflected on what it means to manage the side in the Premier League.

“I think it’s a great honor. It’s a tough responsibility but a great honor for me.

“For a player who comes from Poland, the role and the adventure I’ve had with football, it’s great to lead a team in the Premier League.

“To be fair, nothing changes for me, I try to be the same person, the same person, I always try to help the boys off the pitch and on it too.

“I am an honest person, always care for other people. Hopefully, we will get good results really soon.”

The Saints Sitting bottom of the league, 8 points behind Leicester City who sit above them.

“We create more but we need to be more clinical,” said Bednarek, “we need to be ruthless in both boxes. There are critical situations, like a set-piece, where we have to defend with everything we have.

“We have to be better in our box, but in the final third we need to execute the chances we have much better.

“Thank you, we have a few days now to work on things. We have to work very hard. Hopefully we will perform better and get points against Brentford.”