As a Southampton fan, it is sometimes easy to forget that there is a legion of players out on loan this season for one reason or another, yet Wesley Hoedt has made headlines this weekend for all the wrong reasons.
Wesley Hoedt received a straight red card after just eight minutes as Royal Antwerp battled back for a 2-1 win over bottom of the table Cercle Brugge. #SaintsFC #LoanWatch pic.twitter.com/KfdzIhzGsv
— Southampton Page (@SouthamptonPage) January 19, 2020
The 25-year-old centre-back was sent off in Royal Antwerp’s 2-1 victory over Cercle Brugge this weekend, a result that was made that much funnier when you consider Hoedt was sent off just eight minutes in with his side already trailing a goal down.
Will Hasenhuttl go big on January signings?
Yes
No
Hoedt has quickly become an enemy towards some Saints fans in recent months due to his comments about Ralph Hasenhuttl, so as you would expect, a few supporters on social media were in bits with how his performance this weekend went with him being sent off and his loan side managing to complete a comeback with him off the pitch.
Here’s what some Southampton fans had to say on Twitter about Hoedt’s sending off…
They were probably a more balanced outfit without him!!!
— E Biz (@EBizzey) January 19, 2020
— Melvin W (@MadMelvin3672) January 19, 2020
In front of all of those people as well
— Paul Fletcher (@saintfletch) January 19, 2020
— Jay (@ffsJxy) January 19, 2020
Is that the Wesley Hoedt fan club in the stand? #saintsfc
— Dan Smith (@saintdansmith) January 20, 2020
— (@Bxdnarek) January 19, 2020
As records from Transfermarkt show, Hoedt is just one of eight Saints players currently out on loan this season.
