Stephens is enjoying a run in Southampton’s team.
Southampton defender Jack Stephens
Southampton’s defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday means they have failed to win any of their last five Premier League fixtures.
Manager Claude Puel is losing his backers by the bucketload, while another mass exodus of playing talent could be on the horizon – amid reports of interest in Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Bertrand and Oriol Romeu from various Premier League and European clubs.
But it’s not all doom and gloom, as a quick search on the Saintsfc hashtag shows.
There has been plenty of love thrown in Jack Stephens’ direction in the aftermath of Arsenal’s win, despite the defender being shown up by Alexis Sanchez in the lead up to the visitors’ opener.
Arsenal goalscorer Alexis Sanchez
And while a minority of Southampton supporters weren’t overly enthused by that, plenty can see the bigger picture.
Having said that, the bigger picture does not always spell good news at St Mary’s and there are some who fear Stephens’ recent performances could lead to further unwanted attention.
Here’s what’s been said about the 23-year-old:
What do you make of Stephens’ recent Southampton displays?
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