Pre-season 2019

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by hornetboy1, May 23, 2019.

  1. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    I was hoping we shelved that approach. To play out from the back you have to have good players, I mean very good players. If you do not have this, it's always going to be an accident waiting to happen. We got caught out quite a lot last season and gifted so many cheap goals.
     
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  2. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    With regards Cucho, unless he's been given a WP, he's not allowed to train with Watford.
     
  3. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Hence why I said if he’s allowed...
     
  4. LaClusazSki

    LaClusazSki Reservist

    I can swim.
    Mariappa has been out of his depth in the Premiership. OK, l read that he is a nice guy off the field.
    He is not good enough for the the Premier League
     
  5. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    I totally agree. I think people get caught up in the fact he is clearly very passionate about the club which is great to see but is past his best (not sure his best was ever good enough for this level) and should not be anywhere near starting. People had the same view on Doyley
     
  6. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Decent cheap cover for 5-6 games a season, as I'm sure was intended when he signed. It's the lack of quality of our other CHs that has caused him to have played his way into the starting 11.
     
  7. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’m sure being Deeney’s best mate hasn’t hurt his chances either.
     
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  8. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Injuries - Kabasele/Cathcart/Prodl and Britos all been injured for a period of time of course.

    Maybe Mariappa has been lucky in that sense but I don't remember him suffering injury in either spell with us.

    Maybe he could join the fitness/medical team!
     
  9. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Highlights form Saturday if anyone is interested.

     
  10. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    I doubt even Javi is interested.
     
  11. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’m not. Anyone else?
     
  12. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Well 3 people liked the post ...!

    :D
     
  13. Leighton Buzzer

    Leighton Buzzer Reservist

    Make that 4!
     
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  14. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I watched the highlights and wish I hadn't. Thank Goodness I still have some of that eye bleach left over from TVOR's post yesterday.
     
  15. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    :rolleyes:
     
  16. leighton buzzard horn

    leighton buzzard horn Squad Player

    I accept I am in the minority on this, but to say he isn't good enough for the Premier League when he played the majority of the season for a team who finished 11th and got to the cup final shows that he is good enough, surely? I know he has his moments, as does Cathcart, but they were the mainstays of a defence for a team that finished 11th last season.
     
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  17. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Good club guy, decent backup. But not good enough to play with 30+ games when the club are open about their ambition to be best of the rest. Wrong side of 30 so certainly not improving either.

    I just imagine that opposition managers would always tell their teams to target him knowing he’s the weak link. Last season should be the last season he sees regular football IMO but I don’t think it will be.
     
  18. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Bobby P is back in training:

     
  19. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Practicing his submarine routine I presume?
     
  20. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    Any rivers for today’s game ?
     
  21. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Colne is quite handy, Gade useful but a trek to the ground, Ver not flowing well.
     
  22. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Team to start today

    Foster (GK); Femenía, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas; Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Sema; Gray, Deeney (C)

    Subs

    Gomes (GK), Janmaat, Mariappa, Kabasele, Cleverley, Success.

    No Deulofeu, Pereyra, Masina, Chalobah, Quina
     
  23. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    The absolute state of that. That is about as "relegation" as it gets.
     
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  24. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    What an utterly dismal summer.
     
  25. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    Relegation cannon fodder
     
  26. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    I think the most disappointing thing is that it’s just so predictable. You just need to replace Sema with Pereyra and Gray with Deulofeu and that’s our starting 11 against Brighton a week from now. Same formation and everything.
     
  27. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Unless we sell them both and go with Sema & Gray ??
     
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  28. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Let's just hope that the reason Deulofeu and Pereyra aren't playing today isn't because Pozzo is "cashing in at peak value" on them, because that XI/bench is absolutely vile and will be dead certs for relegation.
     
  29. NorwegianOrn

    NorwegianOrn Academy Graduate

    Very happy with the quality we have on the bench...
     
  30. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Gomes still the number 2 seemingly as well? That means he will play in the cups and if we progress the club will come up with absurd sentimental reasons why he needs to keep playing (again) even though he is patently in semi retirement.
     
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  31. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    As I wa firmly told last week just because they aren't playing doesn't mean they will be leaving ..

    ;)

    Pereyra probably not fully fit.

    Byw if you are at the back of the Rookery you won't see the screen ..
     
  32. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Also doesn't not not mean they will be leaving...
     
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  33. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Another FA Cup final to look forward to.
     
  34. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    What a dull team. More interested in seeing some of Sociedad's up-coming talents in Zubeldia, Oyarzabal and Odegaard than any of our lot.
     
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  35. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Yes all that fire power. :(
     

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