**Official Match Thread - The Hornets v City**

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Slade has come out of a quiet week so far as City is concerned with a confident Q&A session with the media.  Nevertheless, I do feel that his constantly referring back to the home record is a bit Malkyesque, in that the attacking performances have not been great and we are still conceding goals and possession.  However, it is points on the board that are the most important at the moment and ensuring we have something to play for come January.

On that basis, I don't see much departure from what has gone before at Watford, but I would like to see the following team given a chance.  Terry Phillips at WO has put this side forward and it looks like a safe way of changing things around, without losing attacking potential.

Slade has talked about partnerships, so hopefully Brayford/Noone & Fabio/Pilkington can start to create some havoc with pace and skill out wide.  This side does have the potential to play 4 - 5 - 1 effectively.

Marshall

Brayford  Morrison  Turner  Fabio

Noone  Gunnarsson  Adeyemi  Whitts  Pilkington

Jones

With the likes of Le Fondre, Macheda, Ravel, Daelhi, Connolly, Ralls still available for the bench, it looks like a good awayday squad to me.  

Watford are coming off three straight defeats, but defensively there is little to choose between them and City (21 & 22 goals conceded).  However, they have scored 31 goals to our 23 and are 3 points above us in the table.  A 5 - 0 win for City today would see us go above them..........  

They still have some cracking attacking talent - Vydra, Forestieri & Deeney have 15 goals between them and the threat of Anya out wide may persuade to Slade to stick with Connolly rather than Fabio.  Personally, I'd rather have Brayford playing on his better side and let Watford worry about the threat that Fabio would bring down their right.

Not an easy game at all this and if City play as they did against Brum and in the second half against Reading, then they are going to get stuffed.

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Streams here.......

http://www.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/index.html

[Toast BoyClub Legend]

I would agree with that team TDA. 5-4-1 has always seemed the more sensible option away from home and away results and perfomances since Slade has taken over have not really backed up his commitment to 4-4-2. Fabio's extra attacking qualities would help the formation not be too negative.

If, as i suspect, Slade still sticks to 4-4-2 though then i think Jones deserves a place back in the starting line up alongside either Macheda or The Fonze.

[CyncoedslumdogNational Legend]

One change. Jones for Macheda.

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Just watched the lunchtime game, Charlton v Ipswich, two sides well above us in the table. Very little quality to the game and some real donkeys playing for both sides. Even playing with the mediocrity we have been playing, City are a far, far better side than either of those.

The difference is down to the fact that those teams have been harder to beat than City with only 5 defeats between them all season.

Well, actually, it's 6 now, as Noel Hunt nicked a winner for Ipswich in the 95th minute. There were only 4 minutes of added time, but there was a delay in injry time has Hunt got a bloody nose from an elbow. The game restarted, he came back on and within a minute had scored the winner..........talk about a dream debut.........

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

One change. Jones for Macheda.

That makes sense........

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Just logged in...what did I miss?

[Arkay DubyaGlobal Superstar]

I've been super busy with work this week and also won't get chance to watch the stream today either - how are we doing though?

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Goal The Fonz!!

Gomes mistake...........how unusual.....

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

only a bloody goal!

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

From what I'm watching - we are playing very well.

It's currently being played out at a furious pace.

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Our away fans are super noisey!

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Kenywyne is winning everything. A classic Target Man - sheer class

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Oooh! Close.

Very confident start so far

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

Slade's plans are all coming together.

1) Everone seems to know what they are meant to be doing.

2) Defence looks solid

3) We seem to have a lot more ideas going forward.

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