Premier League reaction: Everton 2 - 5 Watford
Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Claudio Ranieri’s Watford thrashed Everton
One week after enduring a terrible 5-0 defeat against Liverpool, the now transformed Watford turned the tables on Merseyside to inflict a five-goal humbling of their own on Everton and Rafael BenÃtez. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below.
Manager reaction
The Everton manager spoke with the media after the match: “Anthony had a good game but he doesn’t have 90 minutes in him yet. He has to improve his stamina. I thought we needed Richarlison because he can score goals and he came on the pitch and scored.
“If we finished winning everyone would say it was a great substitution but we made mistake after mistake and that was the key part of the game.”
The Watford manager was clearly delighted with his side's performance: “Every time I spoke to my players I told them: ‘Never, never give up.
“Atlético Madrid are one of the best teams at not conceding and lost 3-2 to Liverpool. If they can concede three to one of the best teams in the world then it can happen that Watford concede five, but after that you have to fight for every second ball and every duel.”
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Social media chat
One YouTuber commented: "Claudio Ranieri is truly a wizard and Hogwarts must come for him because this magic is outside the walls."
Despite a decent start to the season, some Everton fans were clearly not happy with what they witnessed. This fan commented: "Benitez Out!"
This is the tweet posted from Watford's official account after the match finished. They were clearly happy with the result and performance.
🗣 “It was important, the character, the strength to react. Suddenly, in nine minutes we scored three times, it was amazing.”
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) October 23, 2021
Ranieri reflects on his first Watford win ⤵️
A Watford replied: " Its amazing how a well known experienced coach who has the right credentials comes in and makes this squad play. It's about time!"
