Watford v Blades

[Midlands Yellow 4,034]

Two teams who should be fighting for the same prize as ourselves. A hard match to call but home advantage might just swing it for the Hornets. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,774]

Sarr still at Watford I ssee. Big advantage to the Hornets that's for sure

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

Watford's team looks very strong. 

In my 1-24, they're my tip to win the whole thing.

United's side looks good too though to be fair. 

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

Dennis - Joao Pedro - Sarr 

Probably the best front three in this division. 

[Big O 225]

I think Watford, Burnley, Sheffield UTd will all be up there. Watford and Sheff Utd currently looking like they have well established teams without too many new players. Advantage them.

I get the feeling that if we do turn out to be a decent side this year, we will come late into the picture 

[CANARYKING 643]

Can’t see our defence holding Watford’s attack

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

Vicarage Rd atmosphere is really quiet. Watford clearly the better of the sides, but question will be if they can make it count. 

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

1 minute ago, CANARYKING said:

Can’t see our defence holding Watford’s attack

Watford's attack are currently doing a pretty good job of holding Watford's attack. 

[ricardo 7,396]

The usual physical rough and tumble so far.

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,797]

Dennis is clearly the best player in this league, he and Sarr will cause havoc

The rest of the league's chances rest on whether theyre still at watford come September

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

5 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said:

Dennis is clearly the best player in this league, he and Sarr will cause havoc

The rest of the league's chances rest on whether theyre still at watford come September

The only havoc they're causing at the minute is for the fans sat behind the goal. Been very much lacking in quality in the final third. 

[CANARYKING 643]

As per last season, full of big, physical players, apart from Hanley we haven’t got any 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,774]

Wonder if Sheffield United fans are now busy posting about their club having no ambition and their manager havinng no clue?😉

Edited August 1, 2022 by cambridgeshire canary

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,797]

Dreadful from sheff utd in that breakaway...2 defenders just watched that ball run past them

[lincsy88 95]

That counter attack for their goal was frightening, we certainly don't posses that threat going forward 

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

2 minutes ago, lincsy88 said:

That counter attack for their goal was frightening, we certainly don't posses that threat going forward 

"Frightening" is a bit OTT, Sheffield Utd just stopped, but I would be sending Sargent and Rashica a video of it and saying "THIS PLEASE" in great big huge caps underneath

[lincsy88 95]

1 minute ago, Terminally Yellow said:

"Frightening" is a bit OTT, Sheffield Utd just stopped, but I would be sending Sargent and Rashica a video of it and saying "THIS PLEASE" in great big huge caps underneath

Are you honestly telling me you expected the Sheffield United defence to do better against that counter attack? lol

[chicken 2,640]

Looking at it on paper, I'm not sure Shef Utd have strengthened their team at all really. 

Additions so far are;
- Anel Ahmedhodžić, a 23yr old CB from Malmo, though he had spent time at Nottingham Forrest as a youngster. Potential, yes, certainly, having played on loan for Bordeaux last season.
- Tommy Doyle, a 20yr old striker on loan from Man City. Was on loan at Cardiff last season where he scored 2 goals in 20 appearances, 17 of which were starts.
- Ciaran Clark, 32(33 in September)yr old CB on loan from Newcastle. 14 appearances last season, one red card.
- Reda Khadra, 21yr old winger/AM on loan from Brighton. 27 league appearances last season for Blackburn on loan, 18 starts, 4 goals.

Not too shabby, I think the BBC feed summed it up.

If you are looking to Billy Sharp, at 36, or Rhian Brewster at 23 to get you back in the game, I'm not sure that there is much depth there at all. Don't get me wrong, Sharp has been brilliant over the years for them, but he is certainly in the latter stages of his career now. Brewster is yet to really impress, could be his time I guess, might not be.

[Mason 47 1,391]

Pretty sure at this point there could be a random Sunday league game on and Norwich fans would be saying 'oh jeez we haven't got a chance against these' and Rashica wouldn't be up to the physicality  😅

[chicken 2,640]

1 hour ago, CANARYKING said:

Can’t see our defence holding Watford’s attack

In fairness, this was without Sarr...

https://www.premierleague.com/match/66571

[Terminally Yellow 2,477]

6 minutes ago, lincsy88 said:

Are you honestly telling me you expected the Sheffield United defence to do better against that counter attack? lol

Are you honestly telling me you wouldn't have expected one of the two defending players who the ball passed within 3ft of to have actually collected the ball and ended the counter?

It was a good move, but Watford have spurned chance after chance and this was at least partially about luck. 

Oh and lol to you too, cupcake. 

[chicken 2,640]

2 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Are you honestly telling me you wouldn't have expected one of the two defending players who the ball passed within 3ft of to have actually collected the ball and ended the counter?

It was a good move, but Watford have spurned chance after chance and this was at least partially about luck. 

Oh and lol to you too, cupcake. 

Would love to see a better angle of Sarr when the pass was made too, looked fractionally offside... more than Pukki's armpit hair IMHO.

But yes, to have two players more or less have the ball at their feet and watch it roll by without doing anything... unforgiveable. I mean at least one of ours would have swung a foot at it and fallen over... 

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,797]

3 points behind Watford and Burnley already..

#SmithOut

[lincsy88 95]

2 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Are you honestly telling me you wouldn't have expected one of the two defending players who the ball passed within 3ft of to have actually collected the ball and ended the counter?

It was a good move, but Watford have spurned chance after chance and this was at least partially about luck. 

Oh and lol to you too, cupcake. 

Not when they are running back out of position like that against those three running at them at pace no I don't, that is a great counter attack as the tweet says. 

[Midlands Yellow 4,034]

Burnley after one match have looked the Daddies so far, that said it means FA. 

 

 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,774]

HECKINGBOTTOM OUT!

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,797]

9 minutes ago, lincsy88 said:

Not when they are running back out of position like that against those three running at them at pace no I don't, that is a great counter attack as the tweet says. 

Eh?...one of those 2 defenders could have just kicked the ball back to his keeper, it was right in front of him?. Instead he watched the ball roll straight past him

Edited August 1, 2022 by GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary

[Mason 47 1,391]

I would say its a good counter attack, wet defending aside. Why you would leave only 2 men back away at a team with the speed of Watford however...

[Canaries north 151]

20 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Burnley after one match have looked the Daddies so far, that said it means FA. 

 

 

I do think Huddersfield will be very poor this year. Over achieved last season and lost the manager and 2 best players. Sheffield United were on fire at the end of last season. On nearly as good a run as Forrest. Want to see Burnley play a team that will be around the top 6 before I would say they are the daddies. 

[Canaries north 151]

If Watford keep that front 3 that's one place in the top 6 taken.