This season's most-improved players

[sandwichsaint]

Sub-titled, players we used to laugh at but are OK now;

 

Rob Green ... zero to hero, he's been as good as anyone this year.

Ashley Young .. not a great defender and not a great attacker but he appears to be carving out a niche for himself under van Gaal as a utility in-betweener.

Not a new one but somebody that has improved massively .. Fabian Delph, signed from Leeds and anonymous for the first two seasons but has really upped is game the last 18 months.

 

Most improved Saints player? Hard to say with all the new boys but you would have to say that SD has really stepped it up this year.

[Batman]

Wanyama IMO

[austsaint]

Wanyama IMO

 

His passing and distribution have improved many-fold this season.

[Lorne Malvo]

Harry Kane

De Gea

[Monk]

Fonte

[whelk]

Lovren

[Lighthouse]

Downing is having a decent season, looking much more like the player Liverpool bought.

 

Bertrand has got to be worth a mention too, he looked average enough at Villa but is starting to look like one of the best full backs in the League.

[hans gruber]

Lovren

 

Lovren jokes just dont get old

[doc oli]

Fonte

[Barry the Badger]

I'd agree with Fonte, was good last season but has stepped it up another level this time around and been absolutely top drawer.

[Turkish]

Bertrand - gone from an average full back at struggling Villa to a key player in a champions league contenders squad.

[ExSt Peter Saint]

I think most of our players have improved this year compared to last. Clyne, Fonte and Yoshida have all looked better players this year. The midfielders have added more goal threat in their games - just need Jay Rod to come back an even better player and we'll be a real threat to the top four!

[SaintBobby]

Charlie Austin

Stewart Downing

[VectisSaint]

Fonte

No, he was top class last season as well, even made Lovren look good. Many times he got Lovren out of a hole. I would suggest Clyne is the most improved, really doubted he was better than Chambers last season, but now under Ronald's guidance he has blossomed into one of the top full/wing backs.