04 Feb 2016 09:08:02
Was at the game last night and thought we deserved to win on our second half performance, we did everything but score, JT had a good game and deserves another year.
My biggest feeling after the game is that we should try to sign Troy Deeney for next season, he is very powerful and direct and caused us a lot of problems, if we had him in place of Fabregas last night I believe we would have won.
04 Feb 2016 10:16:30
I was also at the game and agree that JT still has plenty to offer. Even if we buy someone central and he does not play on a regular basis, his influence and experience would be second to none. We SHOULD have sewn it up in the second half and Hazard's introduction was somewhat too late. However we do need to change our attacking style as all this possession in front of a packed defence just about worked in the second half of last year and we are only just getting by this year. Sadly, provoked or otherwise I am sick and tired of Costa's antics as soon a booking will lead to a suspension or a sending off. It is clear we have not progressed and the changes in the club I think will be significant.
04 Feb 2016 13:29:53
I actually can't agree with you both. Costa was good last night as was fabregas. Oscar was non existant as was matic with mikel and Iva. And if we were to take anyone from watford it has to be ighalo.
04 Feb 2016 14:21:53
LRDit. Personally I would not take anyone from Watford going forward. I didn't say Costa played badly, it is his antics which I found tiresome and the risk to the team all the time. Different characters but Drogba got the same hassle and did not get involved like Costa, he just kept falling over as if shot! I agree also that Oscar is too often non-existent for long periods of the games he plays and as talented as he is the PL does not suit his frailties.
04 Feb 2016 18:17:28
Have only just woken up after last night's 1st half performance sent me to sleep! Oscar - he played in the hole behind Costa last weekend and scored a hat-trick - last night he was played as a left winger with Hazard on the bench - I think the blame should lie firmly with Guus not Oscar. Agree totally about Deeney - such a clever player - I'd like to see him selected for England.