Troy Deeney rips into Watford team-mates for Southampton display and wants more at Swansea

DON'T be surprised if the Watford players look a bit battered at Swansea on Monday night - Troy Deeney is to blame for that.

 

Watford's Troy Deeney has scored six goals in the Premier League this season

 

The hard man skipper was so disgusted at his teammates' performance in their 2-0 defeat at Southampton last week that he threatened to give them all a kick up the backside for two days!

Deeney, who previously served three months in jail for hitting a man in a bar, warned the players: "I can guarantee a few people are going to get kicked in training."

And he threatened more of the same if they don't pull their socks up at Swansea.

“There’s no good hiding the facts," he said. "The only person who came out with any credit from that game was (Heurelho) Gomes. He saved about five goals.

 

"If we win at Swansea everything is back to normal, but if we don’t there will be a few more questions asked. Hopefully it's just a blip."

Deeney certainly didn't get any argument from midfielder Ben Watson, either. And he warned struggling Swansea that they could face a backlash from Watford after that poor show at St Mary's.

He added: “It could be a good thing though and give us that little kick we need. We’ve set our standards so high this season that sometimes you think you're better than you are.

“Hopefully the fans will forgive us and we’ll put it right against Swansea.”