Watford Match Thread sponsored by 0-0 draws

[1871 not 1998]

Good on the fans backing Adkins. After that lousy comment last week from Dim, it's important he knows that not all fans are calling for his head. Some of us can see what he's trying to do with the average players he's got here.

[Royal Ginger]

[Mr Optimist]

not McDermott fault Leeds player are shit that why !

At least it's only one player.

[Big Ern]

It won't last

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Gorkss either scores or gets sent off / concedes a pen. You never know what you're going to get!

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Are you lot listening on the Radio or is there a stream online?

[Extended-Phenotype]

Gorkss either scores or gets sent off / concedes a pen. You never know what you're going to get!

Gorkss is like a box of chocolates.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Are you lot listening on the Radio or is there a stream online?

I am having to endure Dellor today. Not being as much of a cnut so far though.

[strap]

Angella Merkel playing for Watford today. getting coat .....

[Extended-Phenotype]

Love The Dellor

[3points]

Unrecognisable according to Dellor. Maybe that's because Guthrie isn't playing!

[Royal Lady]

Have they changed their tactics though - still trying to play pretty football and losing the ball or has Nige realised they just need to get stuck in, win the ball and push it up front?

[3points]

Sounds like they're playing into the channels a bit more

[excavvyinbrittany]

Just read on get reading Steve Bruce has confirmed Reading have bid for Jack Hobbs takeover imminent????

[Ian Royal]

Have they changed their tactics though - still trying to play pretty football and losing the ball or has Nige realised they just need to get stuck in, win the ball and push it up front?

My guess would be that without Guthrie, we're moving the ball to the wings and driving forward a bit quicker, but more directly. Guthrie's a great player to have if the team are in decent form and playing well in the right sort of shape.

But when no one is moving and everyone is just playing low risk / low reward balls and hoping someone else will make something happen, he's not the sort of player who can have much impact. Because his game relies on his teammates to give him options. So he just drifts deeper and deeper looking for the ball and ends up having no impact at all.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Have they changed their tactics though - still trying to play pretty football and losing the ball or has Nige realised they just need to get stuck in, win the ball and push it up front?

My guess would be that without Guthrie, we're moving the ball to the wings and driving forward a bit quicker, but more directly. Guthrie's a great player to have if the team are in decent form and playing well in the right sort of shape.

But when no one is moving and everyone is just playing low risk / low reward balls and hoping someone else will make something happen, he's not the sort of player who can have much impact. Because his game relies on his teammates to give him options. So he just drifts deeper and deeper looking for the ball and ends up having no impact at all.

If I read that right....I agree. Guthrie is only any good when the rest of the team are already playing well

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

Just read on get reading Steve Bruce has confirmed Reading have bid for Jack Hobbs takeover imminent????

link? i just looked for that but i couldnt find it.

[excavvyinbrittany]

Charles Watts said it on his commentary of the match

[the taphouse]

Good so far more tempo...getting in there faces.More of the same 2nd half please!

[Ian Royal]

Have they changed their tactics though - still trying to play pretty football and losing the ball or has Nige realised they just need to get stuck in, win the ball and push it up front?

My guess would be that without Guthrie, we're moving the ball to the wings and driving forward a bit quicker, but more directly. Guthrie's a great player to have if the team are in decent form and playing well in the right sort of shape.

But when no one is moving and everyone is just playing low risk / low reward balls and hoping someone else will make something happen, he's not the sort of player who can have much impact. Because his game relies on his teammates to give him options. So he just drifts deeper and deeper looking for the ball and ends up having no impact at all.

If I read that right....I agree. Guthrie is only any good when the rest of the team are already playing well

Think of Guthrie as a little like Harper. He accentuates the performance of everyone around him and acts as a multiplier of it to our overall team performance.

So when those around him play well, he takes that good performance and turns it into a great team performance.
But when those around him play badly, he takes that bad performance and turns it into a terrible one.