Watford FC take Ronaldo on trial

Harry Kewell revealed Watford have added another nationality to the already eclectic mix at the training ground by taking a Romanian playmaker on trial.

Ronaldo Deaconu, 17, came on as a second-half substitute for Watford Under-21 side this evening and the left-sided player showed some neat touches and a willingness to get on the ball.

Deaconu spent last season in Holland, playing for FC Twente’s U19 side and the U21 team of Heracles and had a trial at Stoke earlier in the summer.

“Technically he’s good and he’s got a good shot on him,” said Kewell who knows a thing or two about left-footed attacking players. “He’s come in for the last week or so. He’s done well since he’s been here.”

Frank Berghuis, the father of Steven, is a former technical coach at FC Twente.

“I have been doing two work-outs a day, in the gym and swimming, and I’m working on individual technique,” Deaconu recently told Gazeta Sporturilor. “I have to adapt as quickly as possible to the style of play. It would be fantastic to play in England, where soccer is the best. I think I would fit in there as long as I can match up technically and physically.”

Absent tonight was Francisco Montávez, the 19-year-old Spaniard who has played in the last two U21 matches for the Hornets.

“He’s away and coming back on Thursday,” said Kewell of the pint-sized midfielder who was schooled at Real Madrid. “He’s a good little player.”

Returning this evening was Carl Stewart, the teenage midfielder who spent the second half of last season on loan at Udinese.

“I thought he did well,” said Kewell. “He got a little bit tired at the end of the first half so there are things we can work on there.”

Read our in-depth feature on Kewell below and what made him swap sides in training.

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