That was an embarassing win. Watford almost outclassed us. We were very lucky they didn't have a top class striker, otherwise they would have beaten us by 4 or 5 goals. We have never been convincing in Cup matches under Redknapp. So, this was hardly surprising. It seems Redknapp just can't lift the players for Cup matches. The players just didn't turn up for this match. We hardly looked like capable of winning the FA Cup.
Really disappointed with the team lineup. Can understand we need to take the Cup matches seriously. But why field almost the first team when some of them have been badly out of form in recent matches ? Players like VDV and Redknapp have been playing badly in recent matches but Redknapp still plays them instead of bringing the likes of Pav and Kranjcar. As a result we hardly tested their goal. Even the goal by VDV was due to goalie error. What's the point of having a big squad if you don't use it. The least Redknapp could have done is make the changes early in the 2nd half insteaf of bringing Pavly in injury time !
Don't think any player deserve any credit from this match. Some of the players like Adebayor and Modric hardly touched the ball. Our defence looked the worst, making mistakakes after mistakes. We were lucky Watford couldn't take the chances. Dawson and Kaboul have never been convincing together. And this match just shows that. From a PL title chasing team, suddenly we looked like a Championship team ! It was a miracle Watford didn't score atleast 1 goal for all the chances created.
Well, despite the shyte performance, the important thing is we won. In Cup matches, the result is far more important than the performance. So, with us now in Round 5, let's hope we somehow ride ur luck to go all the way to win it !