Watford really are trying to kill this game with all their time wasting but it is looking like a defeat at this point for us.
Just got back home. We’d have lost that match last year - what a difference a strong bench can make. Stamenic looked class - can even rugby tackle, you can tell he’s a New Zealander Vipotnik scored a decent goal but on another day, he could have scored 3 Inoussa also missed a sitter. The substitutions changed the game - Sheehan started making them in the 50th minute, a more ruthless Manager would (should?) have started earlier, even in the opening half: they dominated the first half in terms of speed (both action and thought) and effectively stopped us playing - particularly in midfield. Yalcouye looked a ‘dwt’ compared to some of their players, whilst Eom was a shadow of the player that finished last season. Changes were needed desperately and they did the job - Stamenic was as ‘physical’ as the press had suggested and also showed some great close skill. Cullen is not a striker who can lead the line - he was ‘bossed’ by their centre backs and tossed around like a rag doll. It’s not fair on him, he needs to play off a target man
We showed we can play well but it's in spells and not consistent. BUT it's only three games in and hopefully Sheehan can get a grip on things fairly quickly.
