Grealish has struggled for form this season with Villa bottom of the Premier League heading into Saturday’s home game against Watford at Villa Park.
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With five points from 13 games, Villa look a side resigned, seeing as no club has recovered from such a poor start.
“I am not expecting an easy game because Watford have done well”, Garde said. All three – Swindon in 1993-94, Sunderland in 2005-06 and Queens Park Rangers three years ago – were relegated, so the outlook for Rémi Garde’s team is clearly not good.
“But there were mistakes”. We lack efficiency in both boxes and maybe we had lack of patience because we knew it was important to win.
But the hosts hit back just before half-time with skipper Micah Richards heading in a free-kick to ensure the scores were level at the break.
Deeney and Ighalo have scored 12 of Watford’s 15 Premier League goals this season and Flores calls the strikers’ partnership an “amazing connection”.
The defender was also culpable in Watford’s third goal after he was dispossessed before the ball was he ball was played to Ighalo whose shot cannoned off Richards before looping up in the air where Troy Deeney leaped to finish.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ side were unlucky to slip to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United last time out, but will be content with sitting seven points above the drop zone at this stage of the season.
No explanation has been given for the delay, but the FA says they are unaware of problem with the matter. We have already played them away from home in the League Cup and lost 2-0.
Sherwood was sacked in October after six straight defeats and replaced by Garde earlier this month but he believes they can stay up.
“It’s fantastic what they are doing different”. That is normal but one day, things will change. “You try to win always”.
Gomes immediately signaled for help and the game was delayed for eight minutes as he was given oxygen before leaving on a stretcher.
The Brazilian received treatment for a lengthy spell before being fitted with a neck brace and carried from the pitch on a stretcher.
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“In the first 35 minutes I didn’t see players who want to fight for the shirt”.
