da dobrowin: Nathan Redmond was one Southampton player who has been in a rich vein of form.
da bet vitoria: He grabbed a beauty of a goal against Crystal Palace from long range – while also recording an assist in that game too – while his mesmeric dribble and through ball to Danny Ings in the FA Cup defeat to Tottenham will surely be attached to his highlights reel for many years.
However, BBC Radio Solent’s Sports Editor Adam Blackmore provided a hard-hitting update on the man who had recently been compared to Jadon Sancho and Douglas Costa following Saturday’s defeat to Burnley.
Blackmore revealed that the former Norwich winger is set to be out of action for between one to two months, which comes as a real blow to the Saints given his recent impact – however, it throws up a great opportunity for another player.
Moussa Djenepo.
The Mali international – who arrived from Standard Liege in a £15m summer deal – netted two goals in his first three Premier League appearances for the club, although he has not scored since the 1-0 win against Sheffield United in September.
His most recent display against Burnley was criticised by supporters on Twitter, and in truth, he really does need to step up.
Djenepo has only made eight Premier League starts this term, while also only registering a WhoScored match rating above 7.00 just once in his last nine outings.
As WhoScored shows, Stuart Armstrong and Redmond have been Ralph Hasenhuttl’s preferred wide options this season, although Blackmore’s news on the latter player means Djenepo has a chance to step up and impress in the Englishman’s absence, something that he is quite clearly capable of doing having dazzled in his first three league appearances for the club – his strike against Sheffield United won the Premier League Goal of the Month award.
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The 21-year-old hasn’t even been assisting during his goal drought, with his one and only set-up coming against Watford back in November.
If there was a time for the African to impress Hasenhuttl, it is now.
In other news, Kyle Walker-Peters had delivered this verdict on his Southampton debut when uploading to Instagram…