FRUSTRATED WATFORD FAIL TO GO TOP
Goalkeeper Richard Lee is just as infuriated as the home supporters who barracked the Watford players after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat to lowly Barnsley. Aidy Boothroyd’s men would have gone top of the Championship had they beaten the FA Cup semi finalists, who began the game in the relegation zone.
But Kayode Odejayi scored a goal either side of the interval while Stephen Foster netted a free header to complete a rare away victory, which moved the Yorkshire club up to eighteenth.
Watford have recorded only one win in their past ten league matches and Lee can't put his finger on why their promotion push is losing thrust. He said: “I’m not sure what the problem is – before the game the lads were buzzing and we had a good attitude. After winning at the weekend we came into this game with high expectations.”
On hearing the boos of the Vicarage Road faithful the 25-year-old added: “The jeering is not nice, but understandable. When we don’t perform then the fans will get on our backs. We can understand their frustrations because we are just as frustrated as they are.
“But this is a funny league. I can’t remember a Championship that was so tight from top to bottom. There is so little difference between the teams.”
Manager Boothroyd was livid with his troops and demanded reasons for the feckless performance. “There was a chance to go top with four games to go and we haven't taken it which is very irritating,” he fumed. “I'm very disappointed and I would like a few answers from my players.”
Goalkeeper Richard Lee is just as infuriated as the home supporters who barracked the Watford players after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat to lowly Barnsley. Aidy Boothroyd’s men would have gone top of the Championship had they beaten the FA Cup semi finalists, who began the game in the relegation zone.
But Kayode Odejayi scored a goal either side of the interval while Stephen Foster netted a free header to complete a rare away victory, which moved the Yorkshire club up to eighteenth.
Watford have recorded only one win in their past ten league matches and Lee can't put his finger on why their promotion push is losing thrust. He said: “I’m not sure what the problem is – before the game the lads were buzzing and we had a good attitude. After winning at the weekend we came into this game with high expectations.”
On hearing the boos of the Vicarage Road faithful the 25-year-old added: “The jeering is not nice, but understandable. When we don’t perform then the fans will get on our backs. We can understand their frustrations because we are just as frustrated as they are.
“But this is a funny league. I can’t remember a Championship that was so tight from top to bottom. There is so little difference between the teams.”
Manager Boothroyd was livid with his troops and demanded reasons for the feckless performance. “There was a chance to go top with four games to go and we haven't taken it which is very irritating,” he fumed. “I'm very disappointed and I would like a few answers from my players.”
Labels: Aidy Boothroyd, Championship, Kayode Odejayi, Richard Lee, Watford
