If there's one player at Southampton who isn't performing very well right now, it's Jannik Vestergaard.

How has he performed?

The towering Danish centre-back has only made four appearances in all competitions since November, but it is extremely telling that the Saints supporters on Twitter have criticised his displays in half of those outings - they were not happy with his showing against Tottenham, nor were they pleased with him against Burnley.

The former Borussia Monchengladbach man is not a player who inspires confidence in those around him, and even as a backup to Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens, it seems as if some fans dislike what he has to offer - he has performed so poorly for Southampton that the club were willing to sell him in January.

Incidentally, dislodging him as the club's first reserve for Bednarek and Stephens seems like something that needs to be done, but there is another conundrum at St Mary's which could also be solved at the same time.

Getting Oriol Romeu involved

Oriol Romeu started the campaign as one of the first names on Ralph Hasenhuttl's teamsheet, beginning almost every one of Southampton's fixtures until the 9-0 defeat to Leicester saw Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and James Ward-Prowse begin to partner each other in a 4-2-2-2 system.

Naturally, the Spaniard was on the receiving end of that change and has found game time hard to come by - he has made just a handful of starts and cameo appearances in recent weeks.

As good as the former Chelsea man is, you can see why Hasenhuttl has dropped him from the midfield.

He is lacking mobility to say the least, which hinders his ability to press with intensity in the former RB Leipzig manager's 'RalphBall' system, which is very demanding of the centre-midfield options.

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However, Hasenhuttl can get Romeu back involved and also lessen the dependence on Vestergaard by using the Spaniard as a deputy centre-back from now on, where his defensive solidity - he averages 2.2 tackles per game in the Premier League - and ability on the ball would help him be less vulnerable than he is in midfield.

By doing this, Southampton's Austrian coach can lessen a poor performer's involvement, and get a decent player back involved, thus killing two birds with one stone.

In other news, Hasenhuttl made his feelings on two Southampton players crystal clear on Saturday...