Tag: Watfords

Watford’s Valon Behrami: Paulo Pezzolano sacking was “much needed”
9 October 2025 Off

Watford’s Valon Behrami: Paulo Pezzolano sacking was “much needed”

By Total Football News

Watford assistant sporting director Valon Behrami says the decision to replace head coach Paulo Pezzolano with former boss Javi Gracia was “much needed”.

The Hornets sacked Pezzolano on Wednesday, just 10 games into his tenure, despite having enjoyed a recent upturn in results in the Championship.

Watford had claimed seven points out of nine across their past three league matches to put them just three points outside of the top

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Gino Pozzo: The owner behind Watford’s churn of managers who sacked Tom Cleverley
7 May 2025 Off

Gino Pozzo: The owner behind Watford’s churn of managers who sacked Tom Cleverley

By Total Football News

Pozzo can offer Watford’s form in his defence.

The Hornets started the season well, sitting around the play-off places, but since the turn of the year were the worst side in the Championship, taking 23 points from 23 games.

The club won just one of their seven games in January, and while February was more positive, they tasted victory in only two of their 12 games from the start of

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Geoff Doyle on why Watford’s lack of squad depth may cost them
21 March 2025 Off

Geoff Doyle on why Watford’s lack of squad depth may cost them

By Total Football News

Watford will probably need to win six of their last eight games to make the Championship play-offs. That task seems unlikely so they may have to settle for a top 10 finish – the lack of squad depth is likely to cost them.

Watford have as strong an 11 as most in the Championship and some top players in the form of Giorgi Chakvetadze, Kwadwo Baah, Imran Louza and James

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Yaser Asprilla: Watford’s Colombian international joins Girona
24 August 2024 Off

Yaser Asprilla: Watford’s Colombian international joins Girona

By Total Football News

Yaser Asprilla has left Watford to sign for Spanish top-flight club Girona for an undisclosed fee.

The 20-year-old Colombia international first signed for the Hornets in January 2022 from Envigado in his home country, before completing the season back on loan with his former club.

In his two seasons with Watford he scored seven times in 86 appearances – almost half of which came off the bench.

But he has

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Watford’s Tom Cleverley ‘has more ambition as coach than player’
27 April 2024 0

Watford’s Tom Cleverley ‘has more ambition as coach than player’

By Total Football News

After Watford’s Good Friday draw with Leeds, Honorary Life-President Elton John gave him a call.

“Elton is great,” he said. “He said how much he enjoyed it and how much he enjoyed a Watford man being in charge. He knows how passionate I am about the club.”

Almost half of Cleverley’s professional appearances came for Watford. Along with Manchester United, managing them was a clear aim when he swerved the

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