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Success wins best player, gets Mazzarri, Deeney’s praise
Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri and captain Troy Deeney have praised Super Eagles invitee Isaac Success for his scintillating display after being voted as the match of the match in thier 1-0 win away win against Middlesbrough on Sunday.
The Hornets also kept their first clean sheet in all competitions this term, with Success impressing on his first start for Watford since his summer move.
“I’m happy with him [Success], even though he played much better when he came on as a substitute in the other games. I’m hoping he improves his physical condition in order to get ready 100 per cent to help us in the coming matches,” Mazzarri added.
Success took man-of-the-match honours at the Riverside, drawing a string of fouls from Barragan, who somehow avoided a second yellow card from referee Roger East before Aitor Karanka hooked him in the second half.
“Everyone forgets he’s just a young man,” Watford captain Deeney said of the club’s record signing. “He’s built like a big man but he’s definitely a young man. He’s got a lot to learn, a lot to offer.
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“I’m happy for him and now it’s his job to keep in the team. It’s the hardest thing to do, to stay in the team.”
His compatriot Odion Ighalo watched from the bench for the whole game after being dropped for a series of poor showings.
Playing from the left flank Success gave Boro’s Antonio Barragan a torrid time and was unlucky not to have earned a penalty from one of his mazy runs into the box.
With one minute left to play, Success was replaced by Ben Watson and was named Man of the Match by the match broadcasters.
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