Tonda Eckert has another Lewis Dobbin style conundrum to solve at Southampton

Saints Marching writer Kelan Sarson argues that Southampton manager Tonda Eckert faces another tactical dilemma with £10m winger Tom Fellows, comparable to the struggles of £9m forward Lewis Dobbin. Both expensive recruits have failed to cement consistent starting roles at St. Mary's, with Fellows being substituted at halftime during Southampton's 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers after another quiet display.

Sarson highlights that the pair represent a combined £19m investment that has yet to yield consistent value. Fellows has recorded just one goal and eight assists in 52 appearances since joining from West Bromwich Albion, leaving both him and Dobbin trailing behind alternatives like Leo Scienza and Finn Azaz in Eckert's attacking pecking order.