I've read so many comments suggesting Barnsley will be a walk over... It's usually from posters who want Watford to win or draw (for some crazy reason) so that we can celebrate after 90 minutes through our own victory. I can't understand why, or where the confidence is coming from.
It's not so simple...
Pros:
If we play our best, we'll be very comfortable for the win.
It's not televised.
Our away form is pretty decent.
None of our fans will be moaning at the players for every little slip up.
The week we've had between games should be a bit of a rest for the players.
We'll know before we play, what we need out of the game (pro or con).
Cons:
We've not played anywhere close to our best for a while now.
Barnsley are fighting for their lives at the bottom and will surely turn up with grit and determination with just two games to go.
We're poor against the bottom teams.
We lack goals and haven't scored for two games.
I can't think of a single time this season when we've gotten a result after conceding first. Suggests a lack of mental strength?
Barnsley are a bit of a bogey team.
Potentially all eyes will be on us.
I don't know if all of the team are coping with the pressure.
We'll know before we play, what we need out of the game (pro or con).
Many of our players have looked tired recently.
We've looked like a different team since Bruce got injured... No mettle in the middle.
Please feel free to add to that list, preferrably with some pros, but at the moment there's plenty of reason to feel nervous rather than confident as far as I can tell. I'm hoping that the above either won't matter thanks to Leicester or that we at least see an encouraging performance, even if we don't get the three points.
Thoughts?
It's not so simple...
Pros:
If we play our best, we'll be very comfortable for the win.
It's not televised.
Our away form is pretty decent.
None of our fans will be moaning at the players for every little slip up.
The week we've had between games should be a bit of a rest for the players.
We'll know before we play, what we need out of the game (pro or con).
Cons:
We've not played anywhere close to our best for a while now.
Barnsley are fighting for their lives at the bottom and will surely turn up with grit and determination with just two games to go.
We're poor against the bottom teams.
We lack goals and haven't scored for two games.
I can't think of a single time this season when we've gotten a result after conceding first. Suggests a lack of mental strength?
Barnsley are a bit of a bogey team.
Potentially all eyes will be on us.
I don't know if all of the team are coping with the pressure.
We'll know before we play, what we need out of the game (pro or con).
Many of our players have looked tired recently.
We've looked like a different team since Bruce got injured... No mettle in the middle.
Please feel free to add to that list, preferrably with some pros, but at the moment there's plenty of reason to feel nervous rather than confident as far as I can tell. I'm hoping that the above either won't matter thanks to Leicester or that we at least see an encouraging performance, even if we don't get the three points.
Thoughts?
