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Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:45 am

Watford manager Tom Cleverley said:

"We are mentally strong at the end of games, but the question is are we saving ourselves at the start of games?

"I know how good we are in the last 10 minutes of game. We have a good fighting spirit and I never thought the game was lost.

"The first half was poor and that's not how I want my players to play. That was my fault because I set them up to be solid."

Re: Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:05 am

Simple - your players are lazy

Re: Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:13 am

And spent more time arguing with the referee than they did applying themselves to the game.

They seem to have a problem with Authority - doubt they have very little respect for you Mr Cleverley or what you tell them to do.

Re: Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:18 am

Monmouth wrote:Simple - your players are lazy


Yet still we couldn't beat them at home.

Re: Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:29 am

How that Sissoko didn't even get a yellow is unbelievable, he was constantly moaning at the ref, one quite bad tackle in the centre circle and then the farce when the ref was trying to have a word with NG and one of their players he was right in the ref's face, the ref backed off like a scared rabbit. He should have been off no question of doubt. The ref was weak all game with the shirt pulling, pulling City players back, even if he applies the advantage rule, he can still book the player after the the ball goes dead. "We only get shit referees"

Re: Watford manager Tom Cleverley said

Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:55 pm

The only reason they got the point was because we didn't take our chances and ODowda didn't clear