Valerien Ismael explains why Watford chose not to spend all their money in the summer and will use a series of windows to strengthen.
Sat around the table in his office at London Colney, I said to Valerien Ismael that I wanted to try and give Watford fans some idea of how the recruitment process for players worked.
“Cristiano would sit where you are sat now, and I would explain to him in a similar way to how I explain to you now,” said the Watford boss.“I want to play 4-3-3. I needed strong full-backs able to run hard for 90 minutes with high numbers covering good distances. It is the most exposed position in my system so the profile was key.
“On the flanks I want to play with left-footed on the right side, and right-footed on the left side. That means they can come inside and I think you saw already with that philosophy a lot of goals will come. “That, briefly, is how I explained my philosophy to Cristiano and how I wanted to play with my squad.
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