Following a productive week of training in the wake of a 2-0 away win against Huddersfield Town, Watford boss Slaven Bili? was frustrated to see a drop in quality from his side as Millwall ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at Vicarage Road.
A frustrating first half saw João Pedro be withdrawn through injury, Hassane Kamara sent off and Andreas Voglsammer score for the Lions, with Millwall top goalscorer Zian Flemming adding to his tally in the second half from a free-kick.
Despite Keeping Nigeria born midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru for the whole of the game and introducing Super Eagles defender Williams Troot Ekong before halftime, Watford still suffered their first defeatme in five matches.
“I’m very disappointed,” Bili? began.
“It’s hard to explain this performance from us because everything was good after Huddersfield, a great week of training and everything a coach can ask for. We prepared for Millwall and their strength, long balls and second balls but we were poor from the start. We didn’t have the ball and our passing was poor.
“There are many teams in the Championship that play like that, and we have to cope with those basics. You have to anticipate and be focused on the second ball. I am the first to admit we were poor. We can’t be this poor.”
Dare Ogun
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