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his full debut,” he added.“We didn’t risk a lot during the whole game and when we went up 2-0 we controlled the game very well.

“We had Mason with us during pre-season.

“For young players it’s very important for them to be with the first team, to help them grow.

“If we can continue to do that then we wouldn’t need to look abroad to buy players.” I’m very happy for this.

“My players played very well.”

The Italian former Napoli boss was particular­ly impressed with the performanc­e of teenager Mason who set up the first goal on his full Watford debut and reaffirmed his intention to put his faith in the young players coming through the ranks at Vicarage Road.

“Mason played excellent on Akins, so we go from having a good goalscorin­g situation ourselves to conceding ten seconds later.”

Watford boss Walter Mazzarri was relieved to revert back to winning ways after a run of five games without a win which has seen them slip into the bottom half of the Premier League.

“It was very important (the result),” Mazzarri said.

“We had a very good performanc­e.

 ?? PICTURE: Action Images ?? SET-UP: Brandon Mason celebrates ALL OVER: Jerome Sinclair scores Watford’s second goal to seal victory
PICTURE: Action Images SET-UP: Brandon Mason celebrates ALL OVER: Jerome Sinclair scores Watford’s second goal to seal victory

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