Southampton flop Wesley Hoedt sent off in nightmare Celta Vigo debut

Southampton‘s out on loan defender Wesley Hoedt endured a nightmare start to life in LaLiga after being sent off on his debut for Celta Vigo.

The defender was shown a second yellow card for dangerous play after a coming together with a Real Valladolid player.

He was furious with the referee’s decision as his side succumbed to a 2-1 defeat in the match.

Hoedt signed for Los Celticos on loan after being made surplus to requirements by new Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl.

The Dutchman was a regular under Mark Hughes but hadn’t started a match for the new manager, and he signed for the Spanish outfit with the option to move permanently in the summer.

And the centre-back could not hide his bemusement after falling out of favour at St Mary’s.

Speaking to Dutch newspaper Noordhollands Dagblad after completing his move, Hoedt said: “It’s been very strange.

“I played everything. Almost fifty games in a row I was in the starting line up and I played ninety minutes. Until I suddenly came to be at the side of it. I never had a clear explanation.”

Nonetheless, Hoedt insisted he was not looking for revenge.

“No, I do not feel that way,” he added. “What I said: I just want to continue with what I was doing. I did well at Lazio and at Southampton. I want to continue that here.”

Following his dismissal, Hoedt became the first Celta player to be sent off on his debut since Jose Guillermo Del Solar in 1996.