Success has Javi buzzing BOSS DELIGHTED BY HORNETS
Don’t tell Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham or Manchester United but you love his enthusiasm after his side nailed Huddersfield further to the floor with their best top-flight start ever.
Roberto Pereyra danced through the Terriers’ defence to open the scoring before Gerard Deulofeu and Isaac Success added further goals to keep the Hornets in seventh place, leaving Huddersfield staring relegation in the face even at this stage of the season.
They are rock-bottom, a club in freefall and who haven’t won now in 14 league games... ironically their last against Watford in April.
Gracia said: “I am proud of our achievement. I don’t think we will be the champions but we will make a great effort to get better. We have the best squad in the league so let’s see.
“It wasn’t our best game. We need many things to improve. Our first two goals were fine, but I prefer the last one when Success scored his first of the season from something we had trained for.”
Terriers boss David Wagner remained defiant, insisting he was still the man to lead them to the Promised Land, and claiming they have had little luck.
Sometimes it needs more than that. Watford scored twice inside the first nine minutes with players who were once at Barcelona and Juventus.
Wagner said: “I am confident in my ability, confident we can do better. Our performance today wasn’t on the level it should be – but there is still a long way to go.”
Huddersfield showed fight but made too many elementary mistakes, often giving the ball away in areas that hurt them.
They rely heavily on Aaron Mooy to lift spirits from midfield but his shoulders must be buckling under the weight of responsibility.
Watford are a difficult side to beat at home. They move fast from defence and have forwards always willing to find openings.
Huddersfield’s agony started in the 10th minute when Pereyra bounced off defenders who seemed reluctant to put in a tackle before side-footing home. Nine minutes later Deulofeu danced through a pair of outstretched but unconvincing legs to beat Jonas Lossl from a tight angle.
Success put the icing on the cake from close range in the 80th minute after Kiko Femenia turned back Etienne Capoue’s free-kick.