The pressure is beginning to mount on Ralph Hasenhuttl after an abysmal start to the season, and a former Southampton player has seemingly sided with the supporters.
Jose Fonte talking about #SaintsFC: pic.twitter.com/Zvf6JbQget
— Southampton Page (@SouthamptonPage) November 21, 2019
Ex Saints captain Jose Fonte recently admitted to talkSPORT that he believes Hasenhuttl, who has been in the hot seat on the south coast for almost a year, is not the right manager for Southampton after an atrocious start to the season for the Premier League side.
Is Hasenhuttl still the right man for the job?
Yes, he needs more time
No, he's out of ideas
Southampton currently sit in the relegation zone of the Premier League table after 12 games in the season with the Saints yet to win a game in the division since beating Sheffield United in September, and a weekend trip tp Arsenal this Saturday has supporters already thinking that another defeat will be on the cards.
Fonte has been a divided figure since leaving the club in 2016, but supporters on social media agreed with the former captain on Hasenhuttl.
Here’s what some Southampton fans had to say about Fonte’s comments on Twitter, with supporters agreeing with what their former captain had to say about Hasenhuttl…
Still a Saint at heart with that statement.
— Marcus Cleever Evans (@kingcus) November 21, 2019
Can’t argue against him to be honest … I still question a lot of Ralph’s decisions. I think he’s one more hammering before being shown the door #joseformanager
— Dave Maidment (@saintpahars) November 21, 2019
Jose is right… Time to cut your losses with Ralph
— Paddy Harper (@Paddy_Harper) November 22, 2019
He’s spot on!
— Christian McKee (@McKeeChristian) November 21, 2019
Supporters believed the Portuguese international was spot on about Hasenhuttl…
I agree with him
— Ewan White (@ewanwhite1999) November 21, 2019
Spot on ahah
— Jack west (@Jack6West) November 21, 2019
If Fonte is saying this you can guarantee it’s the opinion of some of his old friends in the dressing room
— Charlie (@C_C_Arnold) November 22, 2019
Well said Jose
— Chris Pallot (@captainchris31) November 21, 2019
Three points against Arsenal will see Southampton escape the relegation zone.
