Tonda Eckert praises Keven Schlotterbeck for sticking to his guns

Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert praised Keven Schlotterbeck’s “courage and bravery” after he stuck to the gameplan before finding the net in a breathless 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Birmingham.Schlotterbeck’s error let in Jay Stansfield to hit the post before the new defender, signed from Bundesliga side Augsburg, powered home a header to give Saints the lead prior to August Priske equalising.Eckert said: “Fair play to Keven – it was a great header and a great delivery from Leo Scienza.“It was a proper header, there is so much conviction in everything he does.“I take that (error) on me because we try to play football and sometimes that can happen if the ball goes back and you try to find a solution.“That one slipped through but I will take the blame for that.“It was an excellent