how is this expected goals worked out? I assume our expected goals was wank with Emile Wesley up front
Quote from: Davkaus on January 13, 2020, 09:39:45 PMQuote from: SheffieldVillain on January 13, 2020, 09:27:12 PMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on January 13, 2020, 08:59:18 PMQuote from: Luke8 on January 13, 2020, 08:04:04 PMQuote from: nigel on January 13, 2020, 07:28:41 PMQuote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it roundAlso, I’m not sure how much of a relevant example it is to use any more than saying we should definitely stick with Smith because Southampton backed their manager and he turned their precarious position around.Key difference there - Hasenhuttl didn't leave them in the position of having no strikers at this point of the season. Southampton have forwards to beat the band, it's why they've been a bit of alright lately.Smith has diddly fucking squat. Changing manager doesn't fix that, of course. But it's still as much his fault as anyone's.Southampton have three out and out senior strikers - Long, Ings and Adams, the same as us and one kid who is their fourth choice. The difference being that none of theirs got injured, and all of ours did. That's nothing to do with either manager.Who's our 3rd senior striker meant to be? The bloke with 3 career goals?We put every goalscoring egg in to the Wesley basket, the two other options were options in the same way that playing with 10 men is an option.Davis. As well you know. Not getting into your last point. A Southampton fan may argue the same about Che Adams and his 0 goals for them.My point was simply that the view that the difference between the two was that Southampton manager didn't leave his squad without strikers whereas Smith did isn't true. They both chanced it with three strikers. Ours all got injured. Theirs didn't.
Quote from: SheffieldVillain on January 13, 2020, 09:27:12 PMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on January 13, 2020, 08:59:18 PMQuote from: Luke8 on January 13, 2020, 08:04:04 PMQuote from: nigel on January 13, 2020, 07:28:41 PMQuote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it roundAlso, I’m not sure how much of a relevant example it is to use any more than saying we should definitely stick with Smith because Southampton backed their manager and he turned their precarious position around.Key difference there - Hasenhuttl didn't leave them in the position of having no strikers at this point of the season. Southampton have forwards to beat the band, it's why they've been a bit of alright lately.Smith has diddly fucking squat. Changing manager doesn't fix that, of course. But it's still as much his fault as anyone's.Southampton have three out and out senior strikers - Long, Ings and Adams, the same as us and one kid who is their fourth choice. The difference being that none of theirs got injured, and all of ours did. That's nothing to do with either manager.Who's our 3rd senior striker meant to be? The bloke with 3 career goals?We put every goalscoring egg in to the Wesley basket, the two other options were options in the same way that playing with 10 men is an option.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on January 13, 2020, 08:59:18 PMQuote from: Luke8 on January 13, 2020, 08:04:04 PMQuote from: nigel on January 13, 2020, 07:28:41 PMQuote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it roundAlso, I’m not sure how much of a relevant example it is to use any more than saying we should definitely stick with Smith because Southampton backed their manager and he turned their precarious position around.Key difference there - Hasenhuttl didn't leave them in the position of having no strikers at this point of the season. Southampton have forwards to beat the band, it's why they've been a bit of alright lately.Smith has diddly fucking squat. Changing manager doesn't fix that, of course. But it's still as much his fault as anyone's.Southampton have three out and out senior strikers - Long, Ings and Adams, the same as us and one kid who is their fourth choice. The difference being that none of theirs got injured, and all of ours did. That's nothing to do with either manager.
Quote from: Luke8 on January 13, 2020, 08:04:04 PMQuote from: nigel on January 13, 2020, 07:28:41 PMQuote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it roundAlso, I’m not sure how much of a relevant example it is to use any more than saying we should definitely stick with Smith because Southampton backed their manager and he turned their precarious position around.Key difference there - Hasenhuttl didn't leave them in the position of having no strikers at this point of the season. Southampton have forwards to beat the band, it's why they've been a bit of alright lately.Smith has diddly fucking squat. Changing manager doesn't fix that, of course. But it's still as much his fault as anyone's.
Quote from: nigel on January 13, 2020, 07:28:41 PMQuote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it roundAlso, I’m not sure how much of a relevant example it is to use any more than saying we should definitely stick with Smith because Southampton backed their manager and he turned their precarious position around.
Quote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThis Watford team finished 11th last season. They are a good team so shouldn't be too much of a surprise they've turned it round
Quote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of manager
Pity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.
I have always rated Pearson as a manager right back to his short spell at Albion. He was also BFR's captain when Sheffield Wednesday did the promotion and cup double. I do however agree with the people on here who have pointed out that despite him doing well at Watford so far he is no miracle worker and Watford were under performing in the first place and always likely to pick up some form with the players they have.