I’m all for perspective but I’m not having that. We had about 14% possession and successfully completed less than a pass a minute in the first half.
Fair point UEA, just trying to make myself feel better due to Utd's tonking today. I know we were really bad, but we kept the scoreline at HT a bit more flattering.
I dunno about that. I’d say United, and more so OGS, will get a large amount of pelters from all angles in the coming hours/days.
To be fair, it didn’t need to be that bad for United at HT. They had 3 great chances to score despite how clearly overrun they were getting.
Here’s an interesting stat. Watford’s last 5 away wins have come under 5 different managers. Gracia, QSF, Pearson, Munoz and Ranieri
Ah the late great BSM Windsor Davies. If he had been in the Gladwys Street End I can just hear the calls of Shut UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP......
I’m not old-fashioned, but this is one of a number of reasons why desktops are still better than mobile devices - for viewing stuff like that. I’ll look at that later on my laptop to try and make sense of it
Yes that is right. He probably meant worse performance (that will change ) but then had some rant on Twitter about how we and Norwich don’t want to stay up are are just after the money . He seems to not like Rafa Benitez so goodness knows what he thought of Saturday!
The irony is that we were so bad against Liverpool that we gave Everton a false sense of security that probably contributed to our victory. Both times they scored they thought they'd already won and when they went for the winner at 2-2 they recklessly underestimated our counter attack
No I think he genuinely meant what he said. Andy Gray asked him whether he meant the worst performance after he said it. Keys clarified to Gray that he meant the we are worst team he has ever seen in the history of The Premier League.
We were just hustling Everton. Can't believe they fell for it. They are prime candidates for being the new Newcastle, if Newcastle go top 6. Half a billion quid to be mid table LoL. If Newcastle go top 6 that means Everton's 'big 7', that only they talk about, won't actually include Everton hahaha
Very true but the only way we could have got Deeney into those goalscoring positions would've been by throwing him out of a plane and hoping he landed in the right place!
This fella is completely mad, he didn't draw breath over the 13 minutes...yes really, my head is spinning. "We have the werrrrrsssstttt defence, the werrrrrrrssssssttttttt defence. Watford goes these are absolute s***e. For any Watford fans here to take the p***, I say furrrr play, furrrr play". I suppose to be fair to the scouser rat impersonator, he doesn't normally get the chance to speak to the wider world when his cellmate rejoins him and takes ownership of the top bunk (insert your own joke there!). Wonder what he keeps in his JD Sports bag. Then again probably best not to speculate. "Oi Prisoner 4639775 put that camera down and slop out now!" This is what the Cycling GK videos could look like in a few months time I guess if Ben upsets Claudio. Enjoy!
It’s just a baffling statement when Derby got as few points as they did - and Southampton lost 9-0 at home to Leicester. So whether he meant performance or as a team over a longer period, it just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny as a viewpoint. And that’s before you consider that we are a newly promoted team, with little financial power compared to promoted teams in previous seasons due to Covid and were taking on probably the best club team in the world at the moment. By every conceivable measure, United’s result today was worse just 8 days later. Keys is just dealing in hyperbole to attract attention. If you want proof, look at his website and his article defending Qatar and their human rights record.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59031790 King gets the token non top 6 player in the team of the week . Guess most of the others scored but would Alisson or Van Dijk really be the best performer in their positions? Maybe not many other options!
On the SB yesterday I said it was limp at least in the first 15 minutes before I had to drop from the SB for the afternoon. Boy am I glad they got stiffer.
Here’s the direct quote from the start of his blog from Oct 18: It’s was the weekend when fantasy crashed headlong into reality - and not just in Newcastle. It did at Leicester - where all United’s problems were exposed and at Watford. And perhaps at Everton. Dilly-ding. Dilly-dong. This, of course, is Ranieri’s trademark cry on the training ground when he wants to stop a practice match and do a little bit of coaching. I’ve got a feeling they’re going to be hearing it quite a lot at Watford. I don’t believe I’ve seen a worse team in PL history. They were shocking against Liverpool. Abject. Lacklustre. Lazy. Lacking even an idea - just one. I feel for Watford fans. It was a good club - but the current owners have stripped it of its soul and direction. Graham Taylor will be spinning in his grave. What is the point of Watford being in the PL? And Norwich? What are either club contributing? Right now - nothing. We might as well cut the league to 18.
