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STAGE FRIGHT: Surely Dionisi did not instruct his players to be less adventurous than hermits
25.10.26, 09:46 5 Minute Read
Pacifism is a noble virtue, except when Donald Trump nominates himself for the Nobel Peace Prize, but Watford’s surrender at Wolves was unacceptable on so many levels.
Not only did it extend the abject misery of following the team away from home but it was the kind of performance that serves as a requiem for managers.
Burnley wasted no time in pulling the trigger on their head coach Nicky Hayen, with a brutal 27-word send-off, following their 4-1 defeat at Lincoln.
And the nature of Watford’s supine display, which matched the dismal weather at Molineux, sent social media in predictable meltdown about head coach Alessio Dionisi’s job security.
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spent 40 years on Fleet Street as a top sports writer and a regular in the Press box at Vicarage Road. His first game as a wide-eyed Watford fan was a 5-0 FA Cup win against Reading 55 years ago and, coupled with his national newspaper experience, few supporters are better-equipped to cover English football's original family club.