Former coach of Watford Roy Hodgson says Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis need to less individualistic in his style of play if he wants to fulfill his potential.
Hodgson manager the Nigerian before departing following the relegation or the club. He however left a word for Dennis who had emerged as one of the few success story in what has been a poor campaign for Watford.
Dennis will end the season as top scorer for Watford with ten goals from 33 games. A respectable tally by all standards but Hodgson while speaking after the game against Brentford admonished the Nigerian and his Senegalese counterpart Ismaila Sarr to be less individualistic in their approach.
“The Brentford game was one of his better days — not only individually but also as a team player so I wouldn’t want to criticise him,” Roy Hodgson — one of three coaches to oversee his development this season — told The Athletic.
“He and Sarr are very individualistic players and we have worked hard with them and the rest of the team to get them to bring their straw to the water when it comes to team play and I didn’t see any massive errors from them on that part (against Brentford). Dennis will feel pleased with his performance because he was quite dangerous and he scored a goal.”
