Southampton 2-1 Watford FC - 30/11/2019

Snatched?? We handed it to them on a silver platter and then bent over for them just to be polite.

 

Quique, "Ok lads, they are much better than us, sit back and just try and hang on, Just hang on."

Plank.

 

In a heartbeat.

 

Surely it’s been proven entirely right? I said one or two or our chances?

 

We have to take our chances, we only create two a game and our defence will usually concede that many.

 

Got to feel sorry for the tapas!

 

Shambolic performance. We got away with it in the first half because Saints were even worse.
Bringing on Grey had the same effect of having a player sent off.
Sacking Javi after 4 games and replacing him with QSF will be seen as a catastrophic decision in the history of Watford FC.

 

Even if he had missed, we're still drawing in a 'must win' game and hes leaving Deeney, Pereyra and Quina on the bench in favour of a full back

Inexcusable, Flores disgraced himself tonight

 

I thought we would go down after Burnley so not as disappointed this week as I was last week.

The player's aren't good enough to keep opposing teams out over the course of a game, you can blame whatever manager that comes in you like.

Goal 1 - watch again Chalobah's attempt to help out Holebas for the first goal. Just stands and watches. If he does his job that ball doesn't get into the box.
Goal 2 - watch Capoue again give away a needless free kick. There was no need.

Individual errors.

 

Well, it was more the point about the methods working, really...

 

Stings as it should, but in the cold light of day we'll all be thankful for the beating.

Gino now is forced to admit that the Flores decision was appalling, and that serious investment in playing and coaching staff is the only thing that can save us

 

Anyone who saw that first Southampton goal on TV, did it his Boufal's hand before he squared it?

 

Hi everyone.

**** Quique.

have a good night.

 

It wasn't Boufal but yes it did. Took Sky 30 minutes to notice.

 

Spot on

 

I was happy with Gray coming on for Delefoeu. Delefoeu didn't have the same impact as he would like and QSF wanted the second goal. Gray scored the second goal against Norwich so that sub was understandable.
I wasn't happy at the time with Chalobah for Hughes as I thought that was a bit too defensive as Chalobah wasn't going to make the forward runs Hughes was doing. I would've gone like for like if there was one on the bench.

 

he does however use is hand to get round

 

Yes, clearly. It was the only way he could have kept control of the ball.

 

This making the Boothroyd Premier League season look like Nirvana.

 

I just feel very sad about it all.

I thought we were in good hands, finally. A team on the up.

But now we're back to square one and it was so avoidable.

 

This one is a bit like Nirvana too.... the football equivalent of blowing your brains out.

 

no sour grapes, just stating what is obvious to everyone else on here. Throw enough **** for long enough and some of it is bound to stick

 

Well it appears HB1 was right. We are doomed. Southampton were terrible first half so to sit off them in the second half was embarrassing. That is Flores fault as we’re some incredible subs
The defence was dreadful. Letting the ball bounce, not getting close enough to their man, not closing down. All of them should hang their heads in shame.
Sarr at least looked like he can play football and was easily our best player. at half time it all looked so promising.
I’m gutted. My train was cancelled as well. Has Flores gone yet?

 

Yes it did!

 

Sadly, Quique's own words don't concur with this assessment.

Problem is, Gray offers zero defensively. Deulofeu at least chases back.

 

Appalling substitutions. QSF alone is at fault for that s h I t. Southampton are poor but atleast they tried to win and bugger me it worked. Good on em.

 

The Gray chance at the end, could have been a little different if Troy had come on instead and had the same opportunity!

 

Don't kid yourself that it was avoidable. We've had a manager that goes toe to toe with the opposition (Gracia) and the players not good enough. We have a manager who wants to set up with a good defensive base first (QSF) and the players not good enough. Not helped of course by injuries.

Root cause = ineffective recruitment for 3 seasons.

 

Im surprised at the level of anger, especially as I guess most people here didn't go. I would have thought apathy would finally have set in.

We all knew we would lose, and we did. The club has let itself fester with complacency, stood by while Javi oversaw a slow descent into laziness and idleness, and then hired someone who has proved incapable of adjusting his defensive tactics, which they should have known considering they already hired him once before.

We lost, we will lose again next week. The squad don't care, and the manager is incapable of improving us

 

Well that's upsetting, no licks or golden showers for Moog.

In true Italian owner style I imagine Gracia will be reappointed tomorrow.

Also, FML, HB1 finally got something right.

 

I have the scene from Fawlty Towers from ' The Builders' episode:
"Polly,what have you done to my hotel?"

 

I'm just pleased that the fans that are happy to just be apathetic are reducing in numbers all the time.

 

We play on Wednesday, against Leicester, at Leicester. It's gonna be fun

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