Been saying all season we've been flattering to deceive... really all that has changed since last season is a tighter defence (wanyama + lovren) and Lallana finally starting to perform at the level he's capable of.
Other than that, the same problems as last season are quite apparent - failure to play the final ball, too much possession, not enough width, and lack of cutting edge upfront. If you really dissect our results and the goals we've scored you'll find there was a lot of luck involved and we were let off the hook too many times (United, Liverpool come to mind).
Same old Saints I guess.