Double Watford injury blow ahead of Sunderland fixture as Tom Cleverley delivers team news update
Watford duo Jeremy Ngakia and Giorgi Chakvetadze will miss Saturday’s match against Sunderland due to injury setbacks.
The Hornets have named Tom Cleverley as their permanent head coach, following a spell as interim boss, and sit 15th in the table with two league games remaining this season.
Georgian international Chakvetadze, who has made 34 Championship appearances this term, missed last weekend’s goalless draw against Hull and remains sidelined with a groin injury. Right-back Ngakia only returned to action against The Tigers but has suffered another setback in training.
Watford will also make a late decision on midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru, who missed the Hull match due to an Achilles issue.
“Giorgi has got a persistent groin issue, with the Euros in the summer we have to be careful for him on a personal level,” said Cleverley when asked about injuries. “I always want to have that personal level with my players and I understand what he is going through at the minute with a bit of indecision about his fitness, so Giorgi will miss the weekend.”
“Tom has played a lot of games this season, and is a player who has struggled with injury, so we have yet to decide on the weekend. There will be a technical decision on that one.”
Sunderland midfielder Dan Neil is set to miss the side’s final two games of the season with an ankle injury, while Dennis Cirkin and Nazariy Rusyn are unlikely to feature before the end of the campaign. Jenson Seelt, Niall Huggins and Elliot Embleton all remain sidelined.
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The outlet interviewed Rafael Defendi, who used to play for Farense, just to talk about his successor at the club. The Brazilian really praised Velho, highlighting all of his qualities.
“He’s always been a dedicated player, a focussed player, who didn’t have as many opportunities to play as he’s getting now. I didn’t imagine it would be so soon, but I reckoned he’d make a big leap, like the one that’s about to happen,” Rafael Defendi told Record.
“His main quality is one-on-one, the way he shortens the space and how well he does what we call a ‘wall’ in football.”
As said in Record’s original report, Velho has a €10m release clause at Farense, and Watford may be able to get him for less.
