Good coverage on Watford from F365 (again - they really like us): Gerard Deulofeu The first non-Big Six striker to score a Premier League hat-trick away from home since Romelu Lukaku in September 2016. That answers the question of whether I can crowbar in Lukaku’s name even when he’s gone off the boil. Watford Twenty-six passes, each one perfectly placed and weighted. Twenty-six passes, each designed as part of one attacking move. Twenty-six passes, ending in Watford’s fourth goal. Twenty-six passes, the longest passing sequence ending in a goal from any club outside the Big Six since September 2014 (thanks to Opta for that last one). That is proof of a team in rude health, and a club operating in total harmony. Watford are having a truly magnificent season, and they deserve it.
And their Team of the Week : Striker: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) After an impressive stretch over the holidays, in recent weeks he’s been on the margins, and you wondered if it had been a fluke. Nope. The first goal was a perfectly placed finish from the top of the area; the second and third were killer pace plus killer precision. He was in good position for a fourth, but took a heavy touch – so at the last second he flicked it to Troy Deeney and picked up an assist. I think he looks like a young Eric Idle. Striker: Troy Deeney (Watford) Every year at some point I think ‘Watford need an upgrade on Troy Deeney.’ You’d think I’d learn. This was a fantastic all-around performance: the target work and hold-up play would have earned him honourable mention even without the brace. His hard graft to set up Deulofeu’s first goal was classic Deeney, and the two late finishes were lovely. In the first half he was also denied on an excellent save by Neil Etheridge. Keep on truckin’, my man.
I tried again and got 34 - I wonder if the mix up between Hughes and Doucoure, where Bamba appeared to win the ball but then lost it back to Doucoure restarted the count?
There was a flick through from Quina, that could be argued it bounced off him from a pass, I counted it as two. But you could be right there was one other interchange very early on. However, whatever the number is, it isn't 26.
Fake news. Everyone in the media hates us. There's a conspiracy against WFC. A whopper with his finger on the pulse in barcelona said so.
Yes....even Foster got a couple of touches. It was a remarkable goal, but as usual it's gone under the radar. I'm only aware of it because of the chat on here. It's not made much of a story other than that. The big story was the non-penalty. For a side to retain the ball for 84 seconds, where every single player touched the ball in a 34 passing move which led to a goal, is quite newsworthy I would have thought.
I've never given any wows to x many passes before a goal, aside from that battachio goal that was all step overs and flicks. This goal was just a team 3-0 up that was keeping the ball for a few moments, the only incisiveness was the movement pulling bacuna out from right back then Capoues pass through for GD.
It's about movement, not just the passes, and waiting for that movement to create space to be incisive which is what happened. It was brilliant and I really do not understand how anybody can play that down
Think Mr Crooks is being a little OTT and harsh on Janmaat here talking about the penalty incident. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47344835
Good for Warnock. The Jobson episode sounds like blatant tapping up. Maybe SEJ could work his magic when Gabbiadini is next in town.
Although the default option does contain a full stop function. I applaud you! When your distinctive font pops up, it makes me smile.
Looks like he may be one of those who has had the same barnet since age 16. Although, on a fashion note, the foliage the younger man is sporting is his hair wouldn't be amiss on Eugenie.
16! He looks about 38 there. He must have been one of those awful high testosterone males at school who strolled around the changing rooms after swimming lessons with his full thatch of pubic hair and dropped swingers. Meanwhile I was picking up litter outside after pretending to have forgotten my verruca sock, too ashamed to get my spindly, hairless apology of a nob out in public.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he still does. And hopefully your Womblelike tendencies haven’t diminished either.
