Watford Short News Items

He'll come on as a sub at Everton, provide the cross for one goal and score the other. Then he'll run to QSF and hug and kiss him.

 

Paredes coming on for Berghuis which is the only half time change.

 

Second change for Watford as Layun, who has looked lively, is replaced by Holebas. Anya moved forward to winger, Holebas at left back.

 

Ighalo thumps a shot from 25 yards narrowly wide and over. Good effort.

 

Here comes Vydra, he replaces Ighalo who has looked sharp

 

Vydra has a chance and really should have done more with it.

 

Gomes lets one past him that he will be disappointed with. 0-1

 

Still work to be done, getting behind a fast retreating defence is a problem for us.

We didn't have enough speed in going forward in the last half an hour.

 

no shame in losing to Sevilla really

On a non-football note, it really is a beautiful city too.

 

A view on the game and how things will progress.
http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2015/07/analysis-watford-fc-0-sevilla-fc-1/

 

Yes. Sky reporter based there as well. Now feeling a bit more nervous about next season than I was

 

Thought we did pretty well when we had the ball against a strong technical side.

Maybe a bit slow at times but Nyom as stated before looks really useful and we certainly were competitive in midfield - might collect a few cards!

Ighalo went close a few times and Anya was useful his pace well first half.

Layun looked pretty lively considering he hasn't been with the team all Pre-season.

Defence was solid enough although worry about lack of pace maybe..

Hopefully Gomes is getting his mistakes out of the way now..

 

Thought this was interesting

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/04/pozzo-family-fuelled-watford-premier-league-dreams?

 

Yes a good read......

 

"Quique Sanchez Flores revealed he is still in the market for two players and that his hopes of landing them will be boosted by the performance in picking up a thoroughly deserved point at Everton on Saturday."

http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2015/08/sanchez-flores-we-are-not-done-yet-in-the-transfer-market/

 

Home grown loan players?

 

En recherche d’un milieu offensif, le Stade Brestois a fait le choix de Cristian Battocchio (23 ans). Le joueur, le SB29 et le club anglais de Watford se sont mis d’accord pour un contrat de 2 ans.

Stade Brestois are one of the better teams in Ligue 2, but he should shine for them if he doesn't get dragged down to their level Good luck to him.

 

agreed.... a decent player.... I liked him

 

I liked him too. Obviously the coaching staff and the money men do not think he's up to the task. Who am I to argue?
I hope he fulfils the potential that we and the Italy U21 set up see in him.

And then of course there's that goal. Good luck Cristian, and thanks!