The way Watford play under Valerien Ismael is totally different to how he approached games as manager of West Brom and Barnsley
Taking on former club West Brom means far more to the media than it does to Watford head coach Valerien Ismael.
He was asked after Saturday’s game about the significance of coming up against a former employer by media from the midlands, and greeted the question with a very nonplussed shrug of the shoulders.“I’m not emotional about it. I don’t want to be emotional about it,” said Ismael.“It’s the next game, and then we have another one quickly after that.“We prepare to win the game. It’s a home game and again we want to put the performance in regardless of who the opponents are.
It’s been the same with members of the national press, who have come to Watford expecting to see more route one football rather than what Hornets fans refer to as ‘Valball’. “It’s not only West Brom or Barnsley, I think it’s generally in football that people like to put someone into a box straight away,” he said.“They don’t try to understand why we played like that, they don’t ask questions about it which allows me to answer.
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