SHANE Long insists Saints can “turn things around” in the Premier League without delving into the January transfer market.

The 30-year-old striker believes that it wouldn’t be a “bad thing” if Saints do bring in new faces but reckons the quality is already there to give Mauricio Pellegrino’s men a fighting chance.

Struggling Saints, who are a point outside the relegation zone, have planned to invest some of the £75m brought in by the sale of Virgil van Dijk but missed out on Arsenal’s Theo Walcott, who has agreed a £20m move to Everton.

“I’m sure the club are doing all they can to get new faces in but I fully believe in the squad that’s here. We’ve got enough talent in the team,” Long said.

“The results aren’t going the right way but if we keep approaching it the way we are I’m sure it’ll turn around.”

He added: “Obviously if the club want to bring in a few players to help us out then that’s not a bad thing but the ability is here to turn things around.

“We’ve got a lot of good players. We might be light in one or two positions and I’m sure the manager would like to strengthen that up a bit. It’s how it goes in football; I don’t think a whole change in players would turn things around.”

Ahead of welcoming Tottenham to St Mary’s on Sunday, Long hopes that Saints can change their ailing fortunes for under pressure boss Pellegrino.

He said: “I hope we can turn it around for him because it’s a good club with good players and we deserve to be higher up the table, and he deserves that as well.”

“Pressure is going to come on with the position we are in in the table, but every player in the squad can share that pressure. We’re not getting the results we deserve but we need to turn these draws into wins and kick on.

“Everyone will look to the manager for that but the players have to take the responsibility as well.”

The Republic of Ireland international says that Saints are pulling together as they look to end a torrid ten-game league winless run and pull away from the relegation zone.

“We all get on well in the dressing room and we’re all confident in each other. The one thing we’re trying to make sure of is nobody is pointing fingers and it hasn’t happened yet,” he said.

“When you get into these situations, I’ve been there before, when people start points fingers saying ‘he’s not doing this and he’s not doing this’ it gets on top of a team as a whole. But it’s not happening here, we fully believe in each other and we’re taking losses as a team.”

Long ended a 1,320-minute goal drought against Crystal Palace at St Mary’s at the beginning of this month.

Now he’s lifted that weight off his shoulders, he’s feeling more confident in front of goal.

“I know players try and gloss over the fact but I do; just in front of goal I feel more confidence striking the ball and I’m now not thinking about ‘I better score here’ rather than just doing what comes naturally,” he said.

“I’ve been in the game a long time and it’s hard to not let it get on your shoulders – I was thinking about it just too much when a chance came my way.

“But I feel like I’m doing well and doing a good job for the team and more chances will come my way and I’m willing to miss a few and get on with it because I know the goals will come.”

Long’s incredible work-rate is a huge asset for Saints. He played a big part in both goals in the 2-2 draw at Watford last time out and always gives 100 per cent to the team, chasing countless lost causes.

He said: “Well I think that anyone who is at the game or anyone at the club that views it knows what I do for the team.

“Even at the weekend I had a hand in the two goals against Watford and I’m still getting abuse from fans on Twitter for not scoring.

“Everybody knows themselves how they’ve done in a game and if I’m happy with how I’ve done that’s good enough for me.”