Dan Gosling

MB1980 said:
Good player and like the guy, but can absolutely imagine him signing for Burnley. Hard working, reliable, not flamboyant at all. Suits them down to the ground.
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Not a bad move for him. Wonder if he now wishes he'd gone to Forest. Having said that, different manager now.
 
billythekid said:
Has he been injured this season?

Came on as sub in 1 PL game and FA Cup.

Started in 1 League Cup game.
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Don't think so. Watford bought in lots of new players in the summer and Dan has not really got a look in.
 
Gloria Hunter said:
Don't think so. Watford bought in lots of new players in the summer and Dan has not really got a look in.
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Particularly midfielders.

Obviously not seen as better than what we have ahead of him although never really had the chance .

But thought someone like Hodgson might like him.
 
blandford_cherry said:
Perhaps they could mutually terminate his contract, thus becoming a free agent and able to sign for someone else?
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Or he will just want to hang around on a long term contract.

Always likely to be left out so would have made sense to offer him out for a loan move .

But then we’ve had quite a lot of transfer and recruiting muddling in recent years .
 
Our players at Watford remind me of when our players went to Gillingham when they were our rivals (always heated games). Goslin pushing Lerma reminded me a bit of Adrian Pennock getting involved in scuffles with our players.
 
DJ said:
One of the most in-depth, brutal and explosive interviews I think I’ve ever read from a player.

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/s...-man-gosling-ranieri-hodgson-changes-edwards/
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Agree. Admire his honesty, those are the sort of things you say when you retire and write the book!

Bit on Bournemouth...

“Yeah, I knew all about that. We’d played quite a few times, and we’d been involved in promotions and relegations at the same time. That’s what grew the rivalry.

“I’d not long been here when we had that very feisty game down there. We lost the game and that was a big moment for them. But some of the things that went on, and are still going on in social media, weren’t pleasant.

“I knew all the Bournemouth lads personally, and they’re not really like that. There was no issue with any of the Watford lads and them before that game. It was a case of a couple of individuals doing things that set it off. I can’t see Watford trying to sign Jefferson Lerma any time soon, put it that way.

“The thing is, he’s a nice fella. I don’t know what happened that day. It was strange.

“When you cross the line, you want to win. And he wanted to win that day at all costs, and that seemed to include being happy to have an opponent sent off. It’s not great sportsmanship. Having said that, if Watford were in the FA Cup Final and winning with a few minutes to go and someone tapped my leg, I might go down too. I just wouldn’t scream!”

It had to be asked – did Bournemouth ever train in the art of winning free-kicks and penalties?

“I can’t ever remember us specifically speaking about it,” said Gosling.

“We had Wilson and King up front, and fast wingers who got in the box. When you’ve got that strength and willingness to run in behind, then you do get tugged and wrestled. It usually favours the attacker because defenders panic. A little nudge, a little pull – some players do look for it these days.”

Watford Observer:
 
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