Watford Meet Javi Gracia, the new Watford manager who stands up for his players The Spaniard’s former players speak of a manager who is indefatigable and loyal – ‘He had one thing above all: a plan …’ Javi Gracia: ‘He was always talking, correcting, organising,’ says Darko Kovacevic. Three years later, Gracia took Almería to the top flight but he walked again, although this time he had been pushed too. “Maybe teams have to value what they have more and give players protagonism, but sometimes they think it’s not enough,” Gracia said. Work, work, work,” Torron says. I didn’t know Javi at all before and I was hugely impressed.”Others have been too.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2018 12:32 UTC