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title: "Southampton: Fans slam potential Nathan Redmond role change"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/saints-hasenhuttl-nathan-redmond-striker-ings/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-11-05T17:40:08Z"
modified: "2020-11-05T17:40:08Z"
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# Southampton: Fans slam potential Nathan Redmond role change

**Southampton fans are desperately against the suggestion that Nathan Redmond could line up as a striker for the Saints against Newcastle on Friday.**

The south-coast outfit will be without Danny Ings against the Magpies. He came off injured against Aston Villa in their last match, and Ralph Hasenhuttl [confirmed](https://www.goal.com/en/news/ings-set-for-six-weeks-on-the-sidelines-as-hasenhuttl/u4dlut45sg6v1acoxe9w279rw#:~:text=Ralph%20Hasenhuttl%20has%20confirmed%20that,six%20weeks%20on%20the%20sidelines.) that the Saints will be without their [top goalscorer](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/southampton/top-scorers) for the next four to six weeks.

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As such, the Austrian will need to make a decision as to who will line up alongside Che Adams. On Wednesday, the club’s official Twitter account [suggested](https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1324079972592590849) that Redmond could be the man to step into the breach. Considering he has just [23](https://www.transfermarkt.com/nathan-redmond/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/129078) goals in 171 games for his current club, that seems a bit of a stretch.

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The Saints supporters are clearly against the idea of him starting up front, and they have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on the matter.

### **Let’s see what they had to say about Puel below**

> That worked so well under Puel
>
> — Nathan Newington (@newington13) [November 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/newington13/status/1324082560092278785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No of course he shouldn’t, he’s no striker and it was tried when Claude Puel was manager and that didn’t work out well.
>
> — Dean Watson (@Sarcastic\_Dean) [November 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Sarcastic_Dean/status/1324117351315492866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Nope
>
> — Ralph’s Revolution. (@saintbannerman) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/saintbannerman/status/1324140466988863492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I hope not, it should be Theo.
>
> — Still Happy Hussar 😊💂🏼‍♀️🇬🇧 (@HussarHappy) [November 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/HussarHappy/status/1324080433504653312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Please no… he is best on the bench as there is too much lost possession when he makes his runs and the chances squandered are not good.
>
> — SimonPShrops (@ShropsP) [November 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/ShropsP/status/1324095592423919622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Problem with Nathan, for me, is the lack of consistent finishing. He flatters to deceive but his final shot is so often woeful. Time to give Dan N’Lundulu a go I think
>
> — Rick Fisher (@drpie53) [November 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/drpie53/status/1324081235015204870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, [Hasenhuttl has slammed this Southampton outcast.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/saints-michael-obafemi-hasenhuttl-st-marys/)***