WATFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: A general view of the stadium before the Sky Bet Championship match between Watford and Fulham at Vicarage Road on March 3, 2015 in Watford, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Cleverley wants away romp to increase Watford expectations
If scoring six goals away from home and moving back into the play-off places leads to a heightened sense of expectation around Watford, then Tom Cleverley is all for it.
The 6-2 romp at Sheffield Wednesday was the first away win since the 3-2 success at Millwall on the opening day and, while guarding against complacency, the head coach said he felt for too long the club had lost the desire to be considered a top team in the Championship.
“It’s two really positive away performances on the trot now, and we have to go to Swansea in the week with the mentality of backing it up and create a real expectation that we’re a club that wants to compete at the right end of the table.” he said.
“I welcome that sort of expectation, and it’s a feeling I felt we lost as a football club. We didn’t have the expectation and demand to win matches.
“It’s important now that the players don’t get carried away by this performance as well. I said after the first three wins of the season that it didn’t automatically make us an incredible team.
“We have to get our heads down and work really hard now to recover after today and then kick on as we have two more important games to come next week.”
Being awarded two penalties in one game is pretty rare – to have them scored by two different players is rarer still.
