SAINTS boss Will Still explained how Caspar Jander's ability to win the ball back "without causing a big fuss" has pleased him most since working with the young midfielder.
Still outlined that Jander, who arrived from 2. Bundesliga side Nürnberg this summer, can win the ball and play forward quickly - a midfield tempo his side has been missing.
The 22 year old could get his first start for Saints on Saturday, with Flynn Downes a doubt for the trip to Hull City due to illness.
Still is not concerned about Jander's ability to come into the team, despite his recent arrival, and feels the German is technically superior to most at the club.
"Caspar is really clever. He sees the game really early and really quickly. What's impressed me the most is the way he actually wins the ball back without causing a big fuss," Still explained.
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"He just steals it, and then he's able to turn forward and play forward. He's very aware of what's going on around him, so he's quite good at keeping balance and balancing out.
"If Shea (Charles) has gone and has made a forward run, he picks up the information of what's going on around him, which is really interesting.
"And then technically, he's a step ahead of a lot of players in that he can receive under pressure, he can make a quick turn or a sharp turn out of a tricky situation.
"He'll definitely help us, but he's literally never passed the ball to any of those players before the last 25 minutes on Sunday [against Portsmouth]. "
Jander was one of four players signed from German clubs this summer as group technical director Johannes Spors dipped into his knowledge of that market.
Brazilian-born Leo Scienza spent five years playing in Germany, and visited London with new teammate Jander during the recent international break.
Fellow summer arrivals Joshua Quarshie and Damion Downs previously played alongside each other for the German youth teams before Downs committed to playing for the USA.
Asked if the core of players who arrived from Germany can help each other settle off the field, Still outlined: "I think, inevitably, it does.
"At the start, it was Josh and Damion just talking German to each other, and us working them into the squad.
"Now there's a couple more of them, and it makes it easier in a way because you're not working with just two individuals; there's a whole group of them.
"A group meets another group. I'm getting too deep here, but you know what I mean. It should make it easier."
