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| Troy Deeney is yet to find the net in the Premier League this season |
TROY DEENEY’S wait for a Premier League goal no longer weighs heavily on his shoulders.
The Watford striker’s confidence has swollen having scored 77 goals in the last five seasons. But he realises there is more to life than finding the net.
Deeney has rebuilt his career on and off the pitch having been jailed for his part in a street fight in 2012.
He used to turn to drink to cope with his problems but now turns to a psychologist. And the down-to-earth 27-year-old will never forget where he has come from.
He showed his softer side this week by tweeting support for an injured fellow frontman. Callum Wilson won’t be lining up for today’s hosts Bournemouth after his season was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury, and Deeney said: “I wished him well because it could happen to any of us.
“You’ve got to have a bit of common sense to realise that. I think he’s got a young family and he’s young himself – only 23.
“I thought I’d drop him a tweet and let him know football is thinking about him.
“He’s out for months now, missing what he wants to do and that’s the thing that puts it all into perspective.”
Deeney has not scored in the opening seven top-flight games but Watford have coped without their skipper firing on all cylinders.
“Hopefully if I can get one then I can get three or four goals pretty quick,” he said.
“The more people ask the more irrelevant it’s becoming. For me the main thing is the manager respects what I’m doing and the players respect what I’m doing. I’m in the top five for assists so I’m not doing too bad.”
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