Head Coach Valérien Ismael said in a press conference prior to the second of Watford’s three games in a week that he and his staff will need to make choices about some players’ availability with patience.
He remarked, “My main message to them is that we want to maintain availability high throughout the group.
We must strike the correct balance with the staff since not all of the players are at the same level of fitness.
Jamal Lewis, a left-footer who missed part of preseason with a calf problem, is a classic illustration of this. Lewis was unsurprisingly tight and hurting following his Hornets’ debut against Birmingham City on Saturday.
However, the adaptable Ken Sema is destined for a little period of rest after suffering a muscle injury during the two 90-minute halves he played for Sweden throughout the most recent international break.
“It kept him out of Saturday, and we were hoping it was very minor and he’d be back with us,” Ismael said. “But we’ve done a scan, and it’s going to be a couple of weeks now.”
Vakoun Bayo is available for tomorrow night’s match against West Bromwich Albion (ko 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20), while fellow striker Rhys Healey has resumed full training with the team.
