Many have said we have sent shockwaves through the league, surprised a few, caused some raised eyebrows and made other teams sit up and take notice. But really does seem to be the case. Reading this week's edition of the Football League Paper, they were full of praise for Saints style of play, saying it is at times one touch and a joy to watch. They comment that Millwall struggled first half due to our "hogging" nature of play. We are also often described as being "in control". They are particularly full of praise for Jack Cork, who they say runs the midfield, and Rickie who the say drops into space, creating more space and gets involved in a lot of build up play. After criticism from Saints fans of poor coverage it was certainly nice to see this: please log in to view this image And after being asked if we are sending a message to the league, Adkins said he believed so, this is echoed by Doncaster skipper Richard Naylor, who says he sees it being West Ham and Southampton battling it out for the title: please log in to view this image Just for the record, TFLP had the following ratings for the Saints Players: Davis - 8, Richardson - 7, Fonte - 7, Seaborne - 7, Harding - 6, Guly - 7, Hammond - 7, Cork - 8, Lallana - 7, Connolly - 7, Lambert - 9. Lambert also got into Team of The Week. Just though some would like to read this and hear of some good coverage rather than some of the widely criticised non-coverage of recent days. And they finish with a lovely picture: please log in to view this image DTLW
Davis deserved a 9 too imo. Two sensational stops right in front of us that kept us in it. Lambert was fantastic. Oh and the pictures don't show.
