Southampton manager Nathan Jones said he has "let his players down" after their 3-0 defeat at Brentford, and got "carried away" because they are in the Premier League.
"I want to be brutally honest with this, I have let the players down," Jones told BBC Match of the Day.
"I was recruited to do certain things and I don't see my team in there. I have pandered a little bit, I have gone away and tried to accommodate what we have.
"I haven't really put my own stamp on it and I should have by now, I really should have.