Southampton defender Jose Fonte is convinced about the quality in their new-look squad.
With summer signings Graziano Pelle, the £8million Italian striker who scored his second goal in as many games after the midweek Capital One Cup win at Millwall, Serbian playmaker Dusan Tadic and goalkeeper Fraser Forster all starting to gel, Portuguese defender Fonte believes Southampton can quickly move forwards.
"For sure, we have lost some good players, but this team still has enough quality to have a strong season and with the additions the club were able to bring in, they have shown their potential," Fonte said.
"You know that if you come to this club, you have to play and not be afraid to have the ball, to come and get it, to be dynamic.
"We have been training on that - the manager keeps talking to us about it.
"The manager came with a few, but important details - how he wants us to play and what he wants us to do.
"We have shown that we can do it, but we need to be consistent."
Fonte added: "It is hard to say where we can finish, but we have the quality to be very competitive.
"If we keep working hard and playing like this we can give ourselves a good chance to finish if not in the same position then higher."
