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title: "Southampton loanee Wesley Hoedt clashes with teammates at Lazio"
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published: "2021-01-29T19:00:00Z"
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# Southampton loanee Wesley Hoedt clashes with teammates at Lazio

Southampton may want to pay close attention to the progress of loanee [Wesley Hoedt](https://readsouthampton.com/2020/09/23/southampton-defender-wesley-hoedt-set-for-lazio-switch/) after reports of dressing room unpopularity emerged at Lazio.

The Dutch centre-back was not viewed as a part of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s plans and consequentially joined the Serie A club on a [season-long loan deal](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-10-05/announcement-wesley-hoedt-loan-transfer-southampton-football-club-Lazio) in October.

However, what was once an amicable, well-spirited loan move has now turned sour after the defender absorbed the bulk of criticism for his side’s 3-2 collapse against Atalanta in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals this week, with [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-loanee-become-target-insults-even-heavy-ones-dreadful-performance/) noting that the 26-year-old was responsible ‘for pretty much every goal conceded in the 3-2 loss’.

[Gazzetta dello Sport](https://www.gazzetta.it/?refresh_ce)’s print edition \[via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-loanee-become-target-insults-even-heavy-ones-dreadful-performance/)\] has since issued some troubling reports from a Southampton perspective. Detailing the state of the Lazio social environment, Hoedt is said to have ‘become the target of insults, even very heavy ones’ from fans and team-mates alike. This comes in spite of an apologetic social media post and an acceptance of responsibility personally to his teammates.

Hoedt is keeping a fighting spirit in one consolation, however; he ‘did everything’ to return to Lazio, ‘admitting the mistakes of the past’, and ‘even after the flop against Atalanta, Wesley Hoedt will try to get up again’. \[[Gazzetta dello Sport](https://www.gazzetta.it/?refresh_ce), via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-loanee-become-target-insults-even-heavy-ones-dreadful-performance/)\]

The Dutch defender will now ‘be on the bench in Bergamo’, where Lazio face Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta once more, this time in a league fixture on Sunday.

### Read Southampton Verdict

Hoedt’s situation seems to be not without a promise of things stabilising, but his opportunities could be cut short at Lazio.

The Serie A club retains an option to buy the player, and any toxic environment and poor performances could jeopardise Southampton’s ability to offload the Dutchman if they don’t see a future for him at St Mary’s.