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Man, if you could string together all of our first halves... We look such an exciting team. Tella's pace and Broja's class bring a lot. Lyanco is superstar in the making. JWP and Romeu total bosses. I'd bring on Moi and Diallo at some point to keep the energy up... Big half coming up.

I think we'll win. Hoping to see Moussa back in the squad. At some point he's going to ignite for us. A really exciting player. And it's so great to see Redmond back at his best. I thought he was stunning first half against Leicester. JWP looking back to his best too. And there's more creativity and energy going into set piece planning. All of which gives me reason to take the optimistic stance here. Optimists aren't always right. But they have more fun! Compare: three days of dread/meh vs three days of excitement. Come join camp hope!

I mean... we look the absolute equal to a very good premier league side. I'll take this.

Really fun to watch. Hope Tella's OK. He didn't take long to make an impact, did he? Redmond really exciting.... Salisu's had a spectacular half too.

I have a good feeling about tonight. I predict a tight game. 2-1 Saints. Winning goal from... Nathan Tella!!

One of the enduring gifts of the two 9-0s is that today's 4-0 doesn't seem bad at all, especially given the start. When the team first announced, most on Twitter were applauding Ralph's courage in going for it with a genuinely exciting, attacking side. It's easy to be wise after the event, but I think he'd have taken heat for anything he tried. There are rumors diallo took a knock yesterday which forced him to the bench. None of us has the full picture. I took positives from Broja and Tesla, and remain excited to see how December unfolds. Big month coming up.

Heartbreaker. My only quibble w Ralph is I would not have brought Walcott on. I would not have taken Che off. Adam and Che are a partnership just waiting to ignite. They're both really exciting players. It's going to happen. Just a shame it only half happened today. I thought JWP had a wonderful game. He's landing more great passes than ever... If we replayed that four times, same teams, we'd win three and draw one.....

Really looking forward to this. 2 week break way too long. I'd love to see Che build on his Scotland performance with a confident early strike. He's one of our jewels in the making.

Thanks, much... I'm looking forward to it.

anyone know where the 'away ticket office' is at Chelsea? I'm hoping to pick up tix there this eve...

Yup.... real credit to Ralph on this one. He stuck with his faith in Redmond despite so much heat from the base... and was proved right today. Rest of tactics spot on. We made Leeds look so poor. Yet we did so without burning all our energy first half and leaving ourselves wide open. Quality of some of the football truly sublime. There's a scenario now where we rocket up the table and start to dream a little bigger...

An optimist's perspective: Did we see more evidence today that Southampton are competitive against the best in the premier league? My answer. A resounding yes. The next three games will be key. A chance for Diallo to really step up. And we will have Stuart Armstrong back. I think things will be looking a lot better by end of year.

Disagree. His pace - and interchange with KWP - has been promising. Several exciting forward moves, admittedly w/o the end product yet.

My goodness, did I actually witness this right here on Saints Web? An angry dispute gets talked down by both sides being, um, reasonable. Hurrah! And bravo @TheLeftBack and @TWar.

are you at the game?

Ralph may be guilty of some misjudgments. But boring he is not. And I agree that there are powerful signs of an amazing team being built.

Have never felt so unfairly treated by the officials......................🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Brilliant, Saints. And (with a couple of reservations) brilliant, Ralph!

Whatever happens from here this has been an epic performance.

UNBELIEVABLE

Such an impressive half. We just need Tella or Moussa on for Redmond... and then 30 mins of Broja please!!

Solent commentators a little unfair on Djenepo. Thought he was clearly offside for the first skied miss. On the second he shot twice but was blocked both times. Great to see Ely playing well. that seems like a total bonus for us.

Maybe Ralph deserves a little more respect after the first 45? McCarthy: a great save down low which Forster may or may not have made + great 2-3 great punches out from dangerous corners. Stephens and Salisu: both pretty strong this half. Stephens aggression made our goal. Djenepo: really impressive half. Tino: incredible again. Stu has injured calf so all the fury there was misplaced. Only legitimate question is whether Walcott should be off in favor of Tella or Redmond (or possibly Tino, with KWP coming in.) I also like the fact that they seem to have done a slightly better than usual job of managing energy. It wasn't all-out blitzing all half. They were selective. Let's see if they can hold out against the onslaught. I do think 1-2 is most likely result, but..... it's been great so far.

I really think the story will end up being that Saints have played a blinder this summer. Every signing so far looks somewhere between good and sensational. Tino's class was pretty clear pre-season. So damn exciting to see Adam hit the net. And let's not forget how amazing Che Adams has been playing of late. That was a magnificent set up for the goal. Adam and Adams could be a big big story for us this year.