Boothroyd blasts players

ADRIAN Boothroyd may not have set much store by the FA Cup this season but that did not allow his Watford players to escape a tongue-lashing after this limp 4-1 defeat.

The meek manner of Watford’s capitulation on home soil enraged the Yorkshireman.

“When you defend like that you get exactly what you deserve,” he said. “A few changes were made. We’ve got a few bumps and bruises and niggles and I didn’t want to risk players with two close league games coming.