Southampton midfielder Steven Davis told talkSPORT the board and new manager Ronald Koeman deserve credit for the Saints' brilliant start to the season.
The south coast club were expected to struggle this season after losing boss Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham and a host of first-team stars such as Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren, while replacing them with little known recruits such as Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic.
However, under new boss Koeman, Southampton have excelled, reaching the dizzying heights of second in the Premier League and beating Stoke to reach the Capital One Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night.
"We're going into the games with confidence because of the run we've been on," Davis told the Sports Bar after the 3-2 win at the Britannia Stadium.
"The players we've brought in have a lot of quality. He's [Koeman] got us organised, everybody knows their job. He's a calming influence and everyone's enjoying playing under him.
"At the end of the season we kind of knew one or two might leave but maybe not the numbers that did.
"It was a big period for the club but to be fair the board, and the manager that has come in, they've done a fantastic job in recruiting these players and they have got some real quality in."
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