Troy Deeney Hails Walter Mazzarri's Impact for Sunday’s 3-1 win over Manchester United.

 

Troy Deeney has credited new Watford manager Walter Mazzarri’s team-first approach for Sunday’s 3-1 win over Manchester United.  The Hornets handed Jose Mourinho's side their third consecutive defeat to climb to ninth in the Premier League table.

The win comes on the back of a stunning victory away at West Ham in which Watford battled back from 2-0 down to win 4-2. Mazzarri succeeded Quique Sanchez Flores this summer and has wasted no time in asserting his authority over the squad.

Watford captain Deeney said “He has not been afraid to take people off. I've been taken off. Etienne Capoue got taken off at the weekend. It's not a case of Capoue is scoring, he has got to play. If he looks tired or he thinks it needs a change for the benefit of the team, you are out of the team. The team will always be bigger than the individual which is a good thing for everybody.”

Watford increased their attacking options this summer with the signings of Argentine forward Roberto Pereyra from Juventus for £13m and Nigerian striker Isaac Success from Granada for £12.5m. So far Mazzarri has kept last season's successful strike partnership of Deeney and Odion Ighalo intact, with Pereyra typically deployed in an advanced midfield role behind them.

Watford began their Premier League campaign with a draw at Southampton before three consecutive home defeats, losing to Chelsea and Arsenal in the league with an EFL Cup loss to Gillingham sandwiched in between. Deeney says the wins over West Ham and United have reinvigorated the squad and he is hoping to keep up the positive momentum when Watford travel to Burnley on Monday Night Football.