Interim Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert told BBC Radio Solent:
“We knew that they would be coming for us and that obviously gives you space further up the pitch and I think we used them quite well.
“We are very very happy to have Adam [Armstrong] as a character, as a player on the team – with the quality he brings, it’s very nice to have him up there and he recognises moments like nobody else.
“Those teams are tough to play against, when you know they are coming for you. You will have a little bit more space between the lines and if you get that one pass right, there is a whole pitch to open up.
“We worked on this [over] the last [few] days and it came off.
“After the break, you just have a couple more days to prepare and we did that well.”
As mentioned, Southampton fans mock Nathan Jones in a stunning 5-1 win at Charlton with FOUR goals in EIGHT minutes…
@thereeljd: Southampton fans more interested in singing bout Nathan Jones than their own team, obsessed. #cafc
@_ScottWinter_: If we play like this against Leicester and Millwall and come away with 3 points in each, I’ll be fully behind Tonda. Has to hit a high standard because he has no track record but this is the best we’ve played since… Ralphball in Covid? #SaintsFC
@IamBalhamMatt: #saintsfc Tonda’s got the right idea. Let the players manage themselves, relax, and play their football. Take a back seat and operate as a psychologist and mental game coach in the background keeping them hungry and driven. Do not try and boss them, assert your authority or imply that you know more about football than players your same age.
@Sam__SFC: Possibly Nathan Jones’ best contribution to Southampton football club this
@shaj59: Another win SAINTS! What a 1st half what team play and such terrific goals! Im glad we won but mostly I happy that we smashed Nathan Jones! Like a lot of fans I was nervous in the 2nd half especially when we went back to, the old SAINTS! WE ARE SO MUCH BETTER GOING FORWARD!!
@TGOCW_: Cheer up Nathan jones is catchy, absolute shambles today. That was a long time coming, as I’ve been saying for ages #cafc
@WadeJake42398: We’ve just beaten the best manager in Europe away from home. Possibly one of the biggest wins in our history? #saintsfc
@SamDobson1:
Tonda ball sparkling ✅
8 points off automatics ✅
Most of the ‘top’ teams apart from Cov looking decidingly average ✅
HMS Piss the League is about to set sail once again #Saintsfc
@Madden1976: That’s unbelievable. Mainly for the fact that unbearable c*nt Nathan Jones would’ve been on the pitch in tears had Charlton beat us today. Get that up ya 😂 #SaintsFc
@cafc_luke_: Left after 4, that was by far the most embarrassing game of football I’ve seen us play in a very long time, not a single player up for that today. Shocking. #cafc
@DiscoEnergy: I couldn’t ask for anymore from us so far this season. This is a massive kick in the teeth today but we’ve had terrible performances under Curbishley. Hope this is a one off! #cafc
@fredbarney2014: Big wake up call for jones today. Injuries haven’t helped selection. A long winter awaits us with a team a few players should be no where near championship #cafc
@LewisCatt9: Where do you begin with that. Utterly shambolic and totally out of character. Tough week now to turn it round. #cafc
@millieedmund17: Didn’t even look bothered or at least tried to get a way back into the game. The start of a tough week… #cafc
