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Manchester City lacked urgency and desire at Southampton and they have short-changed their supporters with a season of abject performances, according to Graeme Souness.Manuel Pellegrinis men were comprehensively beaten at St Marys as Sadio Manes hat-trick inspired the Saints to a 4-2 victory on Super Sunday.Kelechi Iheanachos stunning two-goal cameo was the only positive note for the travelling City supporters, who Souness sympathised with. And the Sky Sports pundit believes the display on the south coast was a microcosm of Citys season, a season where the best-equipped team in the league have fallen way short of the pace.Those players deserve extreme criticism for the thousands of fans who travelled from Manchester to watch that performance, where players were putting in 75 percent effort, Souness said.For players to pick and choose when to give 100 percent is not acceptable, and that 90 minutes typifies Citys season. They have not been at it enough times this year. Sadio Manes hat-trick guided Southampton to an assured victory There was no urgency, no desire and for Southampton to win as easily as they did - having 40 percent possession - tells you something is not right.They just didnt do anything right. They played like it was a five-a-side game that didnt really matter and thats alarming. That is why City havent won the league this year.The one outstanding player they had, the one who continually wanted the ball, the one who ran forward with the ball and sometimes put his foot in, was a 19-year-old boy. Kelechi Iheanachos stunning individual performance was the only positive for City At any level, that game was wrong and Man City, no matter what happens between now and the end of the season, have not had a good season.They may end up winning the Champions League but theyve short-changed their supporters far too many times this year.Theyve got the best group of players but theyve not been consistent and, for whatever reason, theyve failed to turn up too many times and have been disappointing to their supporters. Theyve got the best group of players but theyve not been consistent... theyve failed to turn up too many times and have been disappointing to their supporters. Graeme Souness on Manchester City City undoubtedly had one eye on Wednesdays Champions League semi-final second leg at Real Madrid, as Pellegrini made eight changes ahead of kick-off.And the team selection came back to haunt the Chilean as the defeat saw City miss the chance to pull clear of Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification, with the Blues now just four points clear of their rivals in fifth, having played a game more.And Souness voiced his concern at Citys chances to seal qualification for incoming boss Pep Guardiola. Manuel Pellegrinis wholesale changes cost City at St Marys City were obviously off the pace because of the big game in midweek, but a lot of those players wont be involved in that and you can see why, he added.They have the best group of players but too many times, theyve not shown the correct attitude or the desire has not been there.Theyve left the door open to Manchester United and, with games against Arsenal and Swansea, they are not certainties to qualify for the Champions League next year, which is massive with Pep Guardiola waiting in the wings.That was a poor performance today by City, in every shape and every form.Also See:Southampton 4-2 Manchester CityPellegrini defends team selectionRace for the top fourAs it happenedUa Scorpio For Sale . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. Ua Scorpio For Sale . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. http://www.hfpcm.com/ua-fat-tire-for-sale.html . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Under Armour Clearance Sale .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Under Armour Micro g Anatomix Spawn 2 Low . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the first time in four years, Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell believes his team doesnt have to be perfect to win.Caldwell spent much of his tenure rebuilding what was one of the worst rosters in the NFL. It was a slow process at first and was ramped up the last two years by spending more than $300 million in free agency.Now, the Jaguars have their best collection of talent and their highest expectations in nearly a decade. They open the season against Green Bay on Sunday.We can match up with virtually almost anybody, Caldwell said Wednesday. Everything doesnt have to go right and we still have chances.That hasnt always been the case.Of Jacksonvilles 36 losses over the last three seasons, 22 of them were by double digits. Caldwell had one of the NFLs least-competitive teams in recent memory in 2013, and it wasnt a whole lot better the following year.The Jaguars are just 3-20 in the first two months of the season during the Caldwell era, including 1-10 in September.I remember us sitting at 0-7, 0-8, maybe 0-9 (and taking a) drink of scotch, Caldwell joked.Jacksonville is counting on those days being done. If not, Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley could be in trouble. Owner Shad Khan already has said that everyones reasonable expectation for 2016 is a winning record.Caldwell agreed.To have a winning record is probably a reasonable expectation, Caldwell said. I think hes going to make a decision at the end of 16 games and say this is going in a direction that I like or this is not going in a direction that I like.The Jaguars believe they are headed in the right direction.With quarterback Blake Bortles, tight end Julius Thomas and receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns, the Jags expect to continue making strides on offense. And defensive tackle Malik Jackson, safety Tashaun Gipson and cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and Prince Amukamara should make immediate impacts on a revamped defense.The Jaguuars should have a good idea how they stack up after playing the Packers, who have made the playoffs seven straight years.ddddddddddddIm not real huge into predictions and all that stuff, but Im confident that the product were putting out there is better than the product that weve had in the years since Ive been here, since probably `07, veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis said. Very competitive. The fight is different. The feeling is different. I can say that and be genuine in it.The Jaguars felt like 2015 would be different, too. Bradley even raised eyebrows before the season by saying its built. Then they opened the season 1-5 and essentially ruined all the positive vibes for a franchise that hasnt made the postseason since 2007.We want to be a different team. We want to come out and show people were a different team, said Jackson, who came to Jacksonville after winning the Super Bowl with Denver. I dont know if playing Green Bay to start the season is good or bad. But its what we have to do. At the end of the day, thats who they put on our schedule for the first game. ... They could have given us the Super Bowl champs and we would have gladly gone out there and played them.Winning or losing the opener realistically means little. There have been plenty of teams start slow and make the playoffs, and just as many start fast and fade down the stretch.For Caldwell, early success might be better measured in terms of how the Jaguars handle -- or overcome -- adversity.The previous years I felt like we had to be perfect just to be in a game late, where here we can overcome a bad play, a fumble, a backed-up situation, a deficit, Caldwell said. Offensively we can score quickly and defensively I think we can hold the fort down.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '