Watford snuck past hosts Middlesbrough on Sunday afternoon after a 1-0 win.
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri
Despite a strong start to his first Premier League campaign, Walter Mazzarri has told the London Evening Standard that he wants more from his Watford attack.
The Hornets defeated Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Sunday courtesy of a superb strike from Jose Holebas, claiming his second and Watford’s 13th goal of the season.
Watford’s Jose Holebas celebrates scoring their first goal
Mazzarri’s side now lie in tenth place in the Premier League but the Italian wants to see his team creating more in front of goal.
“I was happy with our defensive performance but I want my team to create many more goal opportunities and to be more attacking. We were very good defensively but we’ve played better in other games.”
The 55-year-old drafted in young forward Isaac Success for his first league start and claims he was impressed, despite his qualms about the rest of the Hornets’ attacking display.
Middlesbrough’s Antonio Barragan in action with Watford’s Isaac Success
“He’s done well coming off the bench before, so it wasn’t easy for him to come in from the start but he did well.”
Starting Success on a more regular basis could be a good step forward if Mazzarri wishes to create more, especially given the fact that the striker’s fellow Nigerian Odion Ighalo has not been able to recreate the form he showed last season.
Ighalo’s partnership with captain Troy Deeney was formidable in the 2015/16 campaign, so perhaps Success could be the key to forming another such combination this term.
Watford’s Odion Ighalo reacts after missing a chance to score
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