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Can Ed in-Still the right culture at Watford?

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New Watford head coach Ed Still during his time as interim boss at Anderlecht
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So another new head coach is in at Vicarage Road. Can Ed Still find the winning formula and get Watford back on track in their play-off pursuit?

Despite no win in five Championship matches, the Hornets are still only three points from sixth place which is why the appointment of the relatively inexperienced Still came somewhat as a surprise.

The Hornets will know him from his spell at Charleroi where he worked under Mehdi Bayat the brother of Mogi Bayat, a football agent who works frequently with Watford.

So what does Still need to do at Watford to get this potentially talented young group to start picking up results again?

It feels like he needs to start on the training ground. Interim head coach Charlie Daniels hinted some players needed to be better prepared if they wanted more game time.

Before him, Javi Gracia did not start certain players and did not select others in his squad indicating that there was a reason for that. Chris Wilder previously spoke of the need for a cultural reset.

So Still needs to get his players on board early, install some discipline and try and get all of their attitudes right to create a culture of a tight, hard-working squad. How easy that will be is another matter.

A big deal has been made of the fact that he speaks fluent French with Watford having a number of French-speaking players in their group, including captain Imran Louza.

If there is a French-English situation then he needs to address that and make sure the group is in harmony. And of course he needs results. He needs wins and he needs to get a weary fanbase back on side.

The anti-Pozzo song was heard for the first time this season in the 1-0 defeat at Southampton.

The owner could do with his new head coach getting off to a quick start to stop the dissatisfaction becoming more widespread.

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