Cabayes absence was a blessing in disguise today. Protect the back four first and foremost ...especially one as fragile as ours. Ledley and Jimmy Mac were outstanding and so what if sometimes the outball aint that stylish... it works. Lets not try and run until we can walk ... or jog comfortably.
Glad all over and under.

Ledley was quality

Keep the same team next week - with one change. Puncheon out on left, Townsend bench and Cabaye in. Just an opinion - think the French maestro will raise his game after watching his team-mates outfight Soton.

Damo marshalled the team, and we have missed his leadership during his absence.

What also impressed me too, was Flamini came on and picked up the mantra.

Tomkins was at right back.

I think what was noticeable was how we basically went back in time two years. We sat very, very deep and just let Southampton have the ball in front of us. That allowed Ledley to sit and not worry about his lack of mobility. Also meant Tomkins wasn't too exposed and Wilf gave him excellent protection.

Cabaye wasn't missed defensively but before we scored we were still struggling to do anything with the ball. I wouldn't change it at Hull (maybe Sako for Townsend), but Yohan still has a big role to play for us.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

Many on here been calling for Damo's return for weeks.
Pity it taken close proximity of his P45 for AP to agree! Certainly made a big difference yesterday..