Watford FC 4-1 Chelsea - 05/02/2018

Discussion in 'Match Day' started by Ghost of Barry Endean, Feb 2, 2018.

  1. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Are you watching Snakey?
     
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  2. EB Hornet

    EB Hornet Reservist

    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.
     
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  3. nascot

    nascot First Team

  4. mrciff

    mrciff Reservist

    Imagine the outrage from the numpties if gray did that. ‘Was he pointing those at the Watford fans?’
     
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  5. Pob

    Pob Reservist

    Get the duck in. COME ON!
     
  6. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Haha legend.
     
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  7. Richard Carter

    Richard Carter Academy Graduate

    Un-bloody-believeable! What a performance!
     
  8. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Incredible. Speechless.
     
  9. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    **** Marco Silva
    **** Marco Silva
    **** Marco Silva

    Football eh.
     
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  10. Irishorn

    Irishorn Gael Force

    That’s better.
     
  11. sydney_horn

    sydney_horn Squad Player

    ******* perfect!

    That is all.
     
  12. mrciff

    mrciff Reservist

    Some very silly looking people in this thread. Don’t doubt Javi!
     
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  13. Ybotcoombes

    Ybotcoombes Justworkedouthowtochange

    What a difference

    Now I believe we can stay up
     
  14. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    I really hope Gracia is kept on beyond pre-season lol
     
  15. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    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.
     
  16. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    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.
     
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  17. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    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.
     
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  18. Top three finish

    Top three finish Academy Graduate

    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
     
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  19. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    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!
     
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  20. Sahorn

    Sahorn Reservist

    You were close Meh! - it was 4-1

    Oh, you mean the temperature lol
     
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  21. EB Hornet

    EB Hornet Reservist

    Old Dooliflour looks an amazing addition! But i think I'm actually falling in man love with doucoure, this guy is pure class.
     
  22. hornetgags

    hornetgags McMuff's lovechild

    Troy's going to get banned...

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  23. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    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.
     
  24. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

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  25. Irishorn

    Irishorn Gael Force

    Was ******* livid when Hazard scores, but........
     
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  26. jw-

    jw- Reservist

    WAT4D
     
  27. foxywfc

    foxywfc Reservist

    Get in. Bring on wet spam.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
  28. 3000

    3000 Reservist

    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.
     
  29. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    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.....
     
  30. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    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!
     
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  31. Malteser

    Malteser Squad Player

    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!!
     
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  32. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    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...
     
  33. hornetto

    hornetto Academy Graduate

    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.
     
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  34. zztop

    zztop Eurovision Winner 2015

    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.
     
    Last edited: Feb 5, 2018
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  35. jw-

    jw- Reservist

    Most improved individual performance goes to Capoue. Fantastic.
     
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