Tottenham 3-1 Watford

There is probably some witty title you can do with “Hornets” and “Cockrels” but really: who can be bothered. How Watford crawled into the Premiership is quite beyond me and we can only credit Boothroyd, not his players.

A win expected, a win predicted and a team evicted. Watford, for all their 20 minutes of endeavour never had anything to make Tottenham worry. The consolation goal they got was through a comical error by a relaxed defence 3 goals up and nothing more.

Mido, for all the barracking from fans, acquitted himself decently but not brilliantly. That is to be expected for a player so short on first team football. Defoe is still missing his final touch but has plenty of spirit crawling right up the backside of the Watford defence and also dropping deep to bring in a midfield more akin to the style of Robbie Keane. If only he can find that final touch. He drove the team with Ghaly and Malbranque making the workmanlike performance, well… work.

Mido was forced into a Berbatov groove in the first half and it did not suit him. A goal up at half time Jol removed the leash and he dropped back into his normal game and looked more comfortable.

The Hudd was awful all game apart from a great dipping shot. The whole back line looked good until Chimbonda was changed to the left, Rocha looks like a real footballer not just a large central defender: real Spurs stuff. The midfield looked decent even if Jenas, just back from injury, went AWOL for long periods and Huddlestone appeared to be unable to find a player in a white shirt with his passing. Jenas’ goal was beautiful, though.

Nothing too special but a home performance that could still have put away 16 other teams in the league 4 days out of 5.

midnightjester