Luther Blissett sat in the directors’ box at Molineux on Saturday, not far from Watford’s official contingent that comprised owner Gino Pozzo, chief executive Scott Duxbury and technical director Filippo Giraldi. By half-time, those of a Watford persuasion would not have liked what they had witnessed. Watford were losing again and firing blanks.



As everyone funnelled into the executive suite, Blissett decided to act. Rather than engage in small talk over his favoured green tea, the man who has scored more goals and made more appearances for Watford than anyone else was thinking: How could he help the situation?



Blissett told The Athletic: “I had this conversation with Filippo Giraldi on Saturday at half-time. I said, ‘Give me a little bit of time with your strikers and I can make an improvement in what they do — I’ll sort them out for you.’ That’s the first time I’ve said it directly to Filippo.”



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