Great first half, great run from Delliflower for the pen, defo a pen as well. Something I cant understand though. Janmaat - speed of a ferrari going forward, robin reliant when defending.
Thats what happens when you chase down the ball and give the oposition no time. Chelsea were poor but even on form would have had problems. Yokoono red was harsh but he was a liability, Chelsea were better without him.
Flippin' awesome. What a game! Deulofeu rightly MOTM. He was finished - where on earth did he find the energy for that final run and goal. Bobby P - what calm, what a sweet shot! Darryl....dear, dear Darryl. I've maligned you. I've scorned you. Even you'd admit you owed us one. But lovely! Just lovely. We had Capoue. Ettiene Capoue. Who said he was lazy. he certainly stretched those old hamstrings today. Some delicious passing forward. Just a shame he didn't catch one of those shots right because he deserved a goal.
I was optimistic, then I wasn't, then I was! Goal difference improved as well, could be important. Superb performance this evening, hats off to everyone.
Couldn't go to match due to 4am start but watched on sky ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL!!!! What a game Few bloopers and duff shots but forget man down we ruled them when we were 11 each Added bonus Had £5 on Watford and btts at 11/1 And got Deulofeu on my dream team
Javi Gracia 10/10. Incredible: Deulofeu Brilliant: Capoue, Doucoure, Prodl, Janmaat going forward Great: Mariappa, Richarlison Good: Holebas, Deeney, Pereyra, Karnezis Not so good: Zeegelaar, Janmaat defending What a performance!
Old Dooliflour looks an amazing addition! But i think I'm actually falling in man love with doucoure, this guy is pure class.
The biggest disappointment of the night is I can't go back and edit my pre-match post. Javi can keep his job til Saturday. Silly of the home crowd to sing he'll be sacked in the morning.
Get in! What a performance and what a relief. Absolute breath of fresh air. Huge credit to Gracia and Delafeou! Richarlison was crying after he got subbed off, hope he’s upset at himself and not at the manager.
A bit shaky and sitting deeper and deeper. Familiar story. But the resilience to bounce back and smash the opposition well. Two superb goals from Janmaat and Pereyra. But the effort from all was immense even from those supposed to lack in it like Capoue. Delofeu what a breath of fresh air. He seems to have sparked everyone. But they have to keep this going now and keep working hard to get the results that will get us to safety. COYH. Simply magnificent tonight. Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold.....
Karnezis - very impressive, very commanding; looks like we have our Gomes replacement already. Great save from Giroud at the end as well Prodl and Mariappa solid. Surprisingly good passing from Mapps as well. Holebas - slotted in surprisingly well. Zeegelaar - mm, he's still Zeegelaar. Janmaat - as pointed out before, a ferrari going forward, a reliant robin defending. Capoue - excellent performance, the kind on his day we know he has in him but haven't seen enough of recently; won loads of tackles, and very good passing range. Doucoure - very good, though still a bit off his early season form... I thought he was too sloppy with the ball in the first half and gave it away more than our other players. With more composure he could have had two goals as well. Richarlison - better than in his last few games, but can't catch a break. He's still trying hard though. God knows what he was blubbing about after being subbed, the boy needs to grow up, stop spitting his dummy out and learn to be a team player and have a bit more patience. Good to see he at least celebrated our goals with the team. Deulofeu - MoTM. Do we have the option to sign him in the summer?! Deeney - some good hold up play. Got his penalty. He should have been subbed before the Hazard goal though, he'd stopped closing down Chelsea's defenders contributing to them being able to push up the pitch. Gravy - well, he's all Gravy!
Quite simply the best performance I’ve witnessed from a Watford team for quite some time. Just brilliant. Lovely to see a team properly set up and coached. Everybody played their part tonight, even players we thought had nothing good to offer any more. I feel quite foolish now for worrying so much about what a big risk Gracia’s appointment was. In two weeks he’s transformed this team and given us all a night to remember for a long time tonight. Second year in a row we’ve beaten the current champions of England too!!
Gracia did absolutely the right thing by bringing Richie off. I think the ref gave him a final warning when Deeney intervened. I reckon he would have liked to have squared the numbers up too. Then when we conceded we might not have had the ability to come back. Very smart tactical move - tears or no tears. We need Richie to tear into West Ham...
That was probably one of the best performances of the Premier League era. Chelsea were rancid but we were exceptional from start to finish. Capoue was imperious, Delefeou looks different class, even Zeeglar looked like Roberto Carlos. Deeney recovered from a dreadful start to put in an excellent shift. Prodl looked back to his old self and Richarlison was like he was in the first few games of the season. Amazing.
What a fantastic performance, the sending off changed little. Coaching and attitude, that is what it is all about. Same defensive players, totally different defence, Chelsea the Premier League hampions, barely got a sniff at goal all night. Same midfield and forwards (apart from one) but "different" players, pressing, movement, positive going forward, creating space - always creating a threat, and inhibiting Chelsea's forward endeavour. We spent a few bob, we didnt overall the defence, yet we didnt buy a goalscorer but our attitude and tactics transformed the team. Well done, and specific praise from me for Troy who barely stopped running all game. pressuring and creating space - like we used to see. Brilliant.