Hornets Have A Point To Prove (Anneka Nuttall Player Interview)

Watford’s captain calls the Spring Series a completely new chapter: brand new coach, brand new pitch, no excuses after two poor seasons and a period linked to Berkhamsted. The squad were shocked but delighted that Keith Boanas was willing to take them on, and she says the reaction on Twitter has been overwhelmingly positive after weeks of the opposite. Pre-season began almost as soon as the last season ended, with two or three weeks off at most and a noticeable jump in intensity. She thinks half the problem in 2016 was worrying about the opposition rather than about themselves – the one time they did not, against Everton, they won. Departures do not trouble her: those who wanted to stay, stayed.