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How they’ve done it is through shot volume. I know it’s weird to say that a team 3 points behind Tony Pulis’ Theater of Dreams could be considered so, but I don’t think it’s such a far-fetched thing to suggest.

So, on the face of it, one could argue “Well they’re more or less projecting where they finished so what’s all the hubbub about them this season?” Well here’s the thing… I think Southampton have been considerably better than what their standings project. For what it’s worth, when we were doing season previews on the site, I projected that their best-case scenario would be finishing around 7 th and being the best of the rest. They’re currently on pace for around 47 points with models predicting similar results, so they’re headed for a point total a bit below their over/under but not disastrously so. At the beginning of the season they were projected by most to be around 8-10 th place with some bookies having their point tally nestle around 50 points. Whatever it is, Southampton continue to be an interesting team and this year is no exception. Maybe it’s due to having a good track record of selling high on players when the opportunity arises. Maybe it’s due to the hilarity of Liverpool constantly poaching their players over the years for huge sums of money. Maybe it’s due to having replaced their manager year upon year without any tremendous signs of decline in team performance. I’ve had a fascination with Southampton since they came back to the Premier League.