Watford job offer snubbed by Troy Deeney: Insights into his reasoning
Troy Deeney, a legendary player for Watford and goalscorer extraordinaire, has no desire to lead the club if they offered him the manager position. After giving coaching a go with Forest Green Rovers post-retirement, the talkSPORT host admits he wouldn't hesitate to say 'no thanks' to managing one of his former teams.
When asked about his response to a possible managerial offer from Watford, Deeney shared his sentiments. "I'd think, 'Thank you, but not for me,'" he responded.
The club has gone through a series of coaching changes since Gino Pozzo took ownership in 2012[3], and although they've achieved admirable promotions, like the one to the Premier League in 2015, Deeney seems pessimistic about the team's current prospects.
"I just think the way certain things keep happening and it's like, 'God, at some point you've got to make a decision.' You can't keep selling your best players and replacing them with average ones and expect to have results," he added.
Deeney also weighed in on the recent dismissal of Tom Cleverley, expressing admiration for the former Manchester United man, but acknowledging the debate surrounding whether he deserved the manager's position in the first place.
"What's fair? Because the argument would be did he deserve the job in the first place," Deeney explained. "They gave him a platform as an untested manager - some people have been waiting for a job for 20 years and would argue that's not fair they gave him the job."
Troy Deeney, when asked about a potential managerial offer from Watford, stated, "I'd think, 'Thank you, but not for me.'" Reflecting on the club's history, Deeney mentioned the ongoing series of coaching changes since Gino Pozzo took ownership in 2012 and expressed pessimism about their current prospects, stating, "You can't keep selling your best players and replacing them with average ones and expect to have results." He also voiced his thoughts on the recent dismissal of Tom Cleverley, acknowledging the debate surrounding whether he deserved the manager's position in the first place, asking, "What's fair? Because the argument would be did he deserve the job in the first place?"
