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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 11:23:49 GMT
The Messiah is back in town, this time somewhere in the East Midlands. For the visit to Watford, he's reinstalled Wes Morgan - not a bad move, but to make way for Morgan he's dropped Demarai Gray, who I thought played rather well in the 2-1 win v Brighton on Wednesday, even potting Leicester's first. But you never question the Wisdom of the Messiah.
The match odds are tighter than an Arizona buzzard's ass in a nose dive. Watford are very, very fractional faves at 7/4 while the visitors are all but joint faves at 9/5. The draw pays 23/10.
All hail the Messiah. Let's go.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 11:24:52 GMT
I've got Watford in this shindig.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 11:27:31 GMT
I've got Watford in this shindig. Me too. I think Messiah speak with forked tongue. But we'll see.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 11:44:43 GMT
Watford (a retro 4-4-1-1): Foster, Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas, Doucoure, Hughes, Capoue, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney.
Subs: Gomes, Masina, Kabasele, Cleverley, Quina, Success, Gray.
Leicester City (a scholar’s 5-3-2): Schmeichel, Morgan, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Pereira, Tielemans, Ndidi, Vardy, Maddison, Barnes.
Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Gray, Mendy, Ghezzal, Iheanacho.
(Huh? 3-5-2, surely?)
Preamble by Daniel Harris :
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 12:00:53 GMT
Huh? There's Antonio Conte sitting in the stands, dyed auburn hair and glasses, looking very Italian (apart perhaps from the hair colour) He's sat there surrounded by empty seats with Steve Holland. Two buddies enjoying the rain here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 12:05:58 GMT
WOOHOO 👍
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 12:07:30 GMT
An early doors chance for Watford. The free kick is floated in. It falls to Capoue who is just 7 yards out with only the keeper to beat. He fires...but it's straight at Schmeical.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 12:09:51 GMT
It's there! It's another free kick that comes floating in, this time from the other side. Deulofeu swung a lovely one in and it bounced off Troy Deeney's heat-seeking head and into the net from six yards. One-nothing on '5.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 12:10:56 GMT
BRODGER OUT!
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 12:15:54 GMT
Rodgers doesn't need tablets or ipods or whatever they're called. He's standing on the touchline with notebook and pen, furiously scribbling away. Barnes and Vardy combining well just there but Watford have had this under control so far, you have to say.
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Post by MrFurious on Mar 3, 2019 12:47:34 GMT
i thought the new manager bounce would happen but it dosent work with Rodgers down south with his 3 previous clubs
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 12:55:48 GMT
Ref Moss blows up for the break and the fans disperse for the tea urns and hot pie counters. Rodgers turns and makes the short journey into the tunnel without ado. I hope he's not left his rain-sodden notebook on the bench.
For all their possession Leicester haven't had a shot on target as opposed to Watford's three. They're attacking, though, mainly through Maddison doing some good work on the left and Barnes through the middle tangoing with Vardy.
Watford seem to have it under control, though. Let's see what can be pulled out of the foxhole in the second half.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 13:18:33 GMT
Ref Moss causing agg between the two coaches here. He says Ndidi did not elbow the Watford lad off the ball but Ndidi's arm was definitely errant. On the touchline Rodgers applauds the decision and Garcia doesn't like Rodgers applause and throws his water bottle to the ground, Wenger style-ee.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 13:24:03 GMT
KERRANG!!! Deeney flies forward on the hour for some man-on-man action with Scmeical. The keeper comes tearing out of his nest and takes the ball from Deeney with a determined challenge but Deeney catches Schmeical who goes tumbling over clutching his knee. The visiting fans holler for a Red but Moss hands Deeney a Yellow.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 13:38:36 GMT
Alliterative encouragement from the commentator for the new boss : "Brenden's boys looking a bit blunt."
But, no, the knives have been sharpened on '75. Tielemans plays a neat ball through to Vardy from the halfway line. Vardy charges through pursued by two Watford men. Foster comes flying out to the edge of the box, needlessly to my eyes, but Vardy keeps his cool and slots it home.
One-all here. 10 left.
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Post by MrFurious on Mar 3, 2019 13:49:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 13:50:57 GMT
If anyone asks... Celtic fans are not chuckling in to their lunchtime pints the now.
Sevco losing as well 👍
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 3, 2019 13:53:29 GMT
Incredible scenes here as Vicarage Road erupts deep into injury time. Leicester caught short as the ball is met first time by Deeney in the Leicester half. He loops it into the path of Andre Gray who calmly slots home for 2-1.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 13:56:52 GMT
That's some game for the next two of the day's Prem fixtures to live up to.
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