Javi Gracia says Watford should have killed off Burnley before Clarets mounted comeback
Saturday 7 April 2018 18:34, UK
Watford head coach Javi Gracia blamed his players' lack of ruthlessness as they gave up a lead to lose 2-1 to Burnley.
The Clarets had barely had a sniff before they cancelled out Roberto Pereyra's opener through substitute Sam Vokes from a long free-kick, before they completed a rapid turnaround three minutes later from another set-piece.
Gracia admitted the hosts needed to be better from dead ball situations, having shipped a late equaliser from a free-kick against Bournemouth last week also, but was annoyed the Hornets had not taken their chances to put the game to bed before Burnley's leveller.
"I think we dominated most of the game," he said. "We had more possession, we had more shots on target, we had 10 corners kicks against 1, but it wasn't enough. We should have killed the game, we didn't and after that we lost.
"They didn't surprise us. We knew their style of play, we lost again in a similar way as the last game - two set-pieces, a long pass, the second ball, and we are unhappy today. We're unhappy and will try to do better next time."
The Spaniard could not hide his anger at Watford's inability to defend from set plays, which have dogged them for much of the season.
He said: "They scored two goals in three minutes, we tried to work on these defensive actions because we have conceded too many goals this way and we are losing points."
