We lost a half (4 Viewers)

[Ricketts]

Disappointing. I haven’t checked but is that the first half we have lost this season?

 

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[lord_garrincha]

Norwich?

 

[TomRad85]

Norwich?

And Oxford second half.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Thought the second half was garbage. All things considered, 3-0 up and a 11 v 10 men, the game was effectively over.

Looking at Watford’s xG v ours paints the picture that we were v lucky. 3-1 was not a fair reflection of how the game actually went.

Take the 3 points and learn from the game moving into the final week before the international break.

 

[wingy]

Emc looked like he was just going to cross for everyone else when he had I excellent chance to go for it but crossed 4Haji I think,then he finally went for it and it was a fair effort really.

 

[Captain Dart]

Got a bit worried a bit even though Watford had 10 men in the 2nd half they were playing well till the end.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Are we forgetting they could have comfortably had 2 possibly 3 goals in the first half?

 

[bawtryneal]

We were fortunate today.
3 points and move on. Frank isn’t stupid He will know we need to improve in midfield.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

By some of the usual drivel posters on here you'd have thought we lost the game .

 

[blunted]

I thought we went for the wear them out routine like against Birmingham.
Thing is Watford are beasts with pace and muscle and are a different proposition under their new manager. A lot of teams would have capitulated, but they stepped up. I wouldn't mind a couple of their players if we got promoted.

 

[wingy]

Are we forgetting they could have comfortably had 2 possibly 3 goals in the first half?

Yeah but that's the nature of the tactics I think is it not?

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Are we forgetting they could have comfortably had 2 possibly 3 goals in the first half?

By the same token we could've easily had another 2-3 goals

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

By the same token we could've easily had another 2-3 goals

Could and maybe should have been 5-2 at half time

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

By the same token we could've easily had another 2-3 goals

We over performed our xG and Watford underperformed theirs. Both teams created 3 ‘big chances’ and both teams scored 1 albeit one of those high xG chances was the penalty, which from my angle looked like a good save from Rushworth.

The game defining moment was Watford missing that early 1v1 and we take it back to go 1-0 up. Under Lampard, our record when we take the leads is fantastic, less convincing when we go 1-0 down.