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Our series of summer members’ articles continues this afternoon as we assess what’s on offer at the managerial merry-go-round that is Watford.

To begin with, we analyse the Hornets’ performances on a team level, checking out last season’s data in order to spot trends and areas of improvement. Following that, we take a look at the players to pinpoint their key individuals.

For this article, we also focus on new manager Marco Silva’s impact on his former club Hull City after an impressive stint at the KCOM Stadidum during the second half of 2016/17.

Watford parted company with Quique Sanchez Flores at the end of 2015/16, scoring 40 times on their way to finishing in thirteenth spot on 45 points.

Yet the now-departed Walter Mazzarri failed to improve upon those performances in his only season at the helm. The Vicarage Road outfit scored the same number of goals but picked up just 40 points, ending the campaign in seventeenth position.

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  1. SilkySkills
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    MOTD is on

  2. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Would you rather get Stones or Danilo?

    Stones probably more secure in the long term but not sure I should pick him ever again...

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Stones. Mendy will be fit soon enough and Sané could easily get a few starts too, especially in the easier home games

      1. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        thx!

  3. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How many of you gangsters going without Liverpool coverage?

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No chance.

      No chance in hell.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No thanks. I'm on Salah

    3. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I think it would be silly to do so. Shocking defensively but some great options going forward. Firmino offers great value imo.

    4. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I've doubled up with Salah and Bobby F.

  4. The Mighty Whites
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    RMT -

    Foster, Fabianski

    Mustafi, Daniels, Yoshida, Mee, Suttner

    KDB, Salah, Willian, Atsu, Carroll

    Kane, Lukaku, Gabbiadini

    1. Red Card Rockets
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gabbi from last year left a REALLY bad taste

  5. bojack
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I've ignored all the Spurs doubts this summer and stuck with Trippier and Kane while lining over Eriksen.

    With the injury to Trippier and their inactivity in the market I can't help but feel a little concerned now about shelling out 12.5 for Kane.

    I'll come to my senses.

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Pining.

      Godforsaken bloody phone.

  6. leocarter27
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this?! Feedback appreciated.

    De Gea / Elliot

    Cedric Francis Kolasinac / Mee 4m

    Alli KDB Willian Carroll / RLC

    Lukaku Kane Chicharito

    1. WrightnBright
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Chichatit-no, weak 4th mid, no liverpool

      1. WrightnBright
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Apart from that, nice!

      2. leocarter27
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Liverpool r crap though

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          ok

    2. Another Hoops
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Too much uncertainty at the back in particular.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Many had you last season tm.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Less than 3000 in GW1.

    2. Mash Potato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Joined!

    3. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      What's this?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        its a competition for those whose teams look the same

        1. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Oh oops. Not something for me then.

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Join up, then TM can post your team.
        Could do with a laugh.

        1. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Bookmarking this for when this ends and I end up before you.

  7. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A) Ince + Jesus
    B) KDB + Mounie

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        B

    2. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      They both have one good player and one bad. Hard to choose.

  8. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    is it too much risk to have danilo and taa and plan to sell them after 3 weeks ?

    1. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, definitely not for Danilo anyway.. City will hit the ground running.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        thanks. but maybe he plays 3 games max?

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      nope. fine in my books

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        thanks

  9. Zoostation
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Things would be a lot easier if we knew of a Man U defender 5.5 or below nailed on.

    1. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      And DDG does not count.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Smalling possibly

      1. Zoostation
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Some say Jones, Darmian etc...

        Not sure we really have any idea.

    3. zøphar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      think jones is a decent bet, him and bailly cb pairing imo

      1. Zoostation
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Decent enough bet you are going to take it?

      2. Matamatics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Never going Jones again after he was out for ages because fellow waste of space Smalling trod on his foot. Fool me once fool me twice etc.

    4. Big4FPL
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Don't why Darmian is being overlooked, started the Europa final (If I remember rightly) is nailed on why playing 5 at the back due to our lack of wingers that track back and in 4 at the back is our only mobile left back with Blind also having pretty poor pre season

      1. Big4FPL
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Apologies for the poor grammar, I'll blame autocorrect on my phone!!

    5. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      there isnt one. mourinho will swap it around.

  10. Keno
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who is this Mounie guy?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      New Huddersfield striker...did well in Ligue 1 last year

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Scored just 1 goal less than Mbappe in Ligue 1 last season for a far worse team

  11. Sergio AGUEROOOOO
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    RMT Please, out of 10?

    Foster

    Danilo - Darmian - TAA

    KDB - Salah - Willian - Ritchie

    Kane - Lukaku - Gabbiadini

    Realise Defence is risky but all should be starting, could get DDG and replace Darmian with a 4.5m defender, any suggestions??

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      completely rejig that defence!

      1. Sergio AGUEROOOOO
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ANy suggestions on a solid 4.5m defender?

        1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          mee, dunk, suttner, lowe, hef, lascslles, naught, simp but all have drawbcks as any 4.5 would

          1. Sergio AGUEROOOOO
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Think im going stick with danilo, darmian & TAA, Very confident all will start GW1/2 at least, v happy with the rest of my team, so ill be happy to make changes in defence if needed

            1. Visionaries
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Couldn't comment on Alex-Arn but the other 2 will all start

        2. FPL-Gutten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Suttner from Brighton maybe

        3. Another Hoops
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Mee or Naughton

  12. Frank Black
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Barca has made their first official bid for Dembelè: 80M euros. Rejected by Dortmund with Watzke saying that not even 100M euros are enough. So they might have to bid 120M to sign him.

  13. Sillet Bang
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any ideas on Utd back 5?

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Val Jones Bailey Darmian

      1. Visionaries
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        This is what I'd guess as well

    2. RichieW
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Valencia Bailly Smalling Darm

  14. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    (A)

    KDB - Coutinho - Mkihi - Zaha - Carroll
    Kane - Lukaku - Abraham

    (B)

    KDB - Eriksen - Zaha - Atsu - Carroll
    Lukaku - Lacazette - Jesus

    1. Totti
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A with ritchie instead of mkhitaryan and upgrade the defence

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Speroni/Elliot rotation roll call

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Tempting, but could end in tears

  16. okan58
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lacazette or Jesus?

    1. Rubbish
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Serious?

      1. okan58
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yea.

    2. FlashyGooner
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      This one is a personal choice. I'm a gooner so I watch us every game. Both will be around the same returns i'd imagine -- although, Lacazette is our number 9, jesus has more spread I think, since cities attack is immense.

  17. Mash Potato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are we fairly sure that Milner will start the first few GWs given injuries?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not really, no.

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm punting on Moreno to start over Milner at LB

    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No, as a Reds fan he disrupts the fluidity of our attack going forward & was outshone by Moreno & to a lesser extent Robertson in pre-season. If he starts in midfield there will be uproar, I'd personally rather Grujic starting than him.

    4. Mash Potato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers chaps

  18. FlashyGooner
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    West Brom back line week one?

    1. IWR
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Will be average

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    de Gea / Elliot
    Kompany / Cedric / TAA (Yoshida/Mee)
    KDB / Salah / Zaha / Fraser / Carroll
    Kane / Lukaku / Abraham

    Starting with two SOU defenders is risky, but could catch some nice price rises. If I started with Cedric, and he doesn't play, Yoshida comes in. TAA for the first one/two fixtures, too.

    Plan to get Trippier back in by downgrading less desirable SOU to a 4.0. Although, that may not be overly wise.

    Front 8 I am fine with. Thoughts? Am I overthinking my defense?

    1. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Our teams are extremely close.

      We will have to seriously rethink things later this week if the news on Tammy is not good.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        True. I could just downgrade him to Ayew or a 4.5, who sadly is not as exciting. This weekend has been messing with my plans too much.

  20. Apollo Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DDG, Elliot
    Dawson, Cedric, Kolasinac, TAA, Long
    Willian, KDB, Salah, JWP, Carroll
    J-Rod, Lukaku, Kane

    Unsure of going with Kolasinac or swapping to a 5.0 and having two playing 4.5 defenders that rotate with the 5.0s?

  21. Red Card Rockets
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any Newcastle assets in defense worthy of a look?

    1. #23
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      dummet

      1. Apollo Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Manquillo got an assist today though may not be a guaranteed starter when Yedlin is back from injury. Lejeune could be good for the CBIs and bonuses, recorded either the most blocks or clearances in La Liga last season.

  22. Frank Black
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Has Milner lost penalties? Because that would dent his appeal even more. At the same time playing OOP could be a big plus.

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He has probably lost his starting position as well as penos imo

      1. Frank Black
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        But it's not like he didn't play, though, he played in midfield. Judging by Klopp's words, he considers him a new midfielder.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Milner said that he let Firmino take the penalty, it wasn't preplanned

      1. Red Card Rockets
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        If Milner isn't on the field, which might be likely—he's lost penalties.

  23. robertbushe
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Please rate my team

    Elliot
    Bertrand Stones Stephens
    Shelvey Sterling Alli Salah
    Gabbiadini Lukaku Kane

    Bench
    Speroni Carroll Suttner Rangel

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      double sou def, elliot, shelvey, sterling

  24. itwaswritten
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How long till everyone tries to make place for Sanchez in their team?

    1. Totti
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      after gw 2 🙂

  25. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A) Alonso, Willian, Jesus
    B) Kompany, KDB, Firmino

    A or B?

    1. Totti
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B

  26. Olee
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A or B better? (early WC in mind)

    A: Kane, KDB, Iwobi/JWP
    B: Jesus, Eriksen, Mkhi/Pogba

    Thanks!

    1. Totti
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A with jwp

  27. itwaswritten
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I hate how everyones team here looks the same. That's why no one here will ever win it.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody has a forehead like me.

      1. Super Frank
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        lol

      2. itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Big forehead = Higher IQ. We always win.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can have a so called "template team", but I bet less than 0.1% have the exact team you do, in the exact combination.

      And there have been people here who have won.

  28. Totti
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    choose 2
    1) dawson
    2) ake
    3) daniels
    4 yoshida

    goalkeepers are degea and elliot

    1. Visionaries
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      3 & 4/Cedric

      1. Totti
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        no wba defence coverage then?

        1. Visionaries
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I had Dawson, but I thought he was a slight doubt

    2. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Aké and then find someone else.

  29. Hargo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A. Salah + Atsu
    B. Willian + Zaha

    Have Firmino.

    1. Totti
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Numb
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B