Due to his style of play, defender Mattie Pollock is prone to injury, and he added another knock on Saturday, though
that wasn’t the reason he was substituted. Earlier in the season, Pollock had been playing with a plaster and head
bandage, and after tripping and falling awkwardly in the first half, he wore a heavy elbow strapping. “It wasn’t a
forced substitution but he was struggling big time,” Tom Cleverley explained. “He felt a crack in his elbow in the first
half, but he’s a warrior and carried on.
Despite not being the reason for his substitution, defender Mattie Pollock, who is prone to injuries due to his style of
play, added another knock on Saturday. After tripping and falling awkwardly in the first half, Pollock, who had been
playing with a plaster and head bandage earlier in the season, wore a hefty elbow strapping. “He was having a lot of
trouble, but it wasn’t a forced substitution,” Tom Cleverley clarified. In the first half, he experienced a crack in his
elbow, but he persevered because he is a warrior.
“It felt like one of those matches at half-time that was going to be impacted and won or lost by the substitutes and
today’s ours had a stronger impact, like they have for most of the season.”
Vakoun Bayo, who headed the line with Kwadwo Baah shifting out wide, was one of the players who entered the
game in the second half.
Cleverley remarked, “I couldn’t have asked Bayo to play the role any better.”
He played an incredible game, which was exactly what we needed—someone who could win fouls, manage the game,
and make the ball stick.
He is one of those players who, when viewed from the outside, is incredibly underappreciated.
“As his coach, I value his contributions to the team.”
Cleverley was also impressed by the enormous Rookery End flag that was erected prior to the match.
“I’m immensely proud,” he said.
“I was proud and emotional to see a boy who was bred up north come and be adopted as one of Watford’s own to the
extent that there is a banner in the Rookery for me. I’m glad we could repay them with a win.”
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