Southampton central defender Jannik Vestergaard says that he is frustrated at his lack of game time this season.
Vestergaard joined Southampton for £16m in the summer and was expected to come in and start every game in the Premier League.
Despite impressing in his first few matches, Mark Hughes continued to tweak his defence and it led to Vestergaard struggling in some matches.
Since his performances against Wolves and Liverpool in September, Vestergaard has not played a game for Southampton.
Jack Stephens and Wesley Hoedt are the current first-choice defensive partnership at the club. The pair conceded six, including a Hoedt own goal, against Manchester City last weekend.
Speaking to BT, via Sport Witness, Vestergaard said this:
Of course, it’s disappointing and frustrating that I’ve been out for a few weeks now. At first I saw it as a bit of a defeat, but I quickly realised that it was something that almost everyone in the club has been through.
But it’s hard to get used to, and that’s something I’ve not really tried before in my career. At least not in this way. It’s a new situation, but at the same time I’m just at a club where there’s lots of competition.
Hoedt is an injury concern for Southampton’s clash with Watford this weekend, which could see Vestergaard given another chance to impress.
