Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis says that talk of trying to not be the worst Premier League side ever is "embarrassing."
Derby County hold the record for the lowest tally in Premier League history, finishing bottom on 11 points in 2007-08.
On Wednesday night, the Saints edged closer to getting over that unwanted record with a draw against Crystal Palace, that takes their total for the season to 10 points.
"We just wanna get over it," Harwood-Bellis told BBC Radio Solent. "It pains us to even say that is the case. It's not somewhere we expected to be and it's embarrassing - we're not gonna shy away from that.
"We will look to rack up the points and try to put an uplift going into next season, that has to be the main focus.
"That's down to our mentality and we'll see who the real characters are going into the final games of the season."
Supporters found plenty to be encouraged about at St Mary's on Wednesday night. Despite the late equaliser by Palace, at the full-time whistle most fans were on their feet applauding the team for their efforts.
Saints produced some moments of quality in the match and a brilliant move to take the lead in the first half.
Ivan Juric's side will hope to build on this and carry elements of the performance into their final eight league matches.
They face Tottenham away on Sunday, the reverse fixture earlier in the season was Russell Martin's last before being sacked - they lost that game 5-0.
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