Boothroyd - We were naive

Koen Freriks

3 oktober 2006, 08:50

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd branded his team "naive" after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Fulham on Monday night.

The Hornets seemed to be cruising to victory after goals from Marlon King and Ashley Young had put them 2-0 up, but Watford conceded three goals in the last 19 minutes - including a shocking own-goal from Damien Francis - and were staring at defeat. Young's second goal, in the 89th minute, rescued a point, but Watford are still searching for their first Premiership win of the season.

"We were naive," Boothroyd said. "We managed some wonderful moves, and got ourselves 2-0 up, but we are a team used to delivering knock-out punches. We stopped doing what we were good at after we'd gone 2-0 up. We were on the back foot and decided to cover up, and that is not what we are about. I'm sure I will be able to find positives from this match, but I can't manage it."