These 3 Southampton players are massively underrated – Agreed?

Shane Long

A £12 million move, and just 15 Premier League goals – you’d be forgiven for thinking that Shane Long is actually overrated.

But it’s what he does for the team, be it when starting or coming off the bench, which largely goes unnoticed.

His incredible energy and tireless running into channels and pressing from the front sets the tone for the whole side, and buys into what the Southampton managers of his time want to see from their team.

Defenders do not get any time when Long is playing and, with Charlie Austin fit and firing and Nathan Redmond also playing well, the Irishman’s contributions will likely continue to go under the radar.