Ighalo Happy To Score For Watford Against Lorient In Pre-Season Friendly

Super Eagles striker, Odion Jude Ighalo was delighted to find the net as the Hornets closed out their pre-season schedule with a 2-2 draw at home to FC Lorient.

Speaking to watfordfc.com after full-time, Ighalo who scored for the Hornet’s in the 58th minute said: “As a striker, goals breed confidence, and I always try to give my best. “I’m happy to score, but most importantly it’s about the team performance. We have new players and we are still trying to understand what the manager wants. We’ve put in enough work over pre-season, with new tactics. We can’t wait for the season to get started now so we can get moving.”

Also, former youth international and Ighalo’s compatriot, Isaac Success came on in the 27th minute for Craig Cathcart, and got substituted again in the 74th minute for Jerome Sinclair.

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Odion Ighalo gets new coach at Watford

The 54-year-old Italian who has been out of job since leaving Inter Milan in 2014 has spent parts of the last past two years in England, learning English. 

He has been confirmed as the new manager to replace Quique Sánchez Flores who departed Vicarage Road at the end of the 2015/2016 season after leading the Hornets to a 13th place finish at the just concluded 2015/2016 season. A statement on Watford's (@WatfordFC) twitter handle reads;

OFFICIAL: #watfordfc confirms it has reached agreement with Walter Mazzarri to become Head Coach from 1st July 2016. pic.twitter.com/ExNAAxYnHK

— Watford FC (@WatfordFC) May 21, 2016

 Mazzarri who is to resume his new position from July 1st has a rich coaching experience already with four years at Napoli, where Valon Behrami and Miguel Britos, now at Watford, played for him.  Also he had spells at Pistoiese, Livorno, Reggina and Sampdoria. His preferred formation is the 3-5-2 system.  

He will be the fourth Italian coach in the English Premier League next season, joining Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City), Antonio Conte (Chelsea) and Francesco Guidolin (Swansea).

Expect to see a dramatic coach when the season begins as we present you pictures of some of his touchline antics and celebrations below.

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No award for Odion Ighalo in Watford award night .

Super Eagles and Watford striker Odion Ighalo did not win any award during Watford's award night held to congratulate Players of the club

Ighalo who emerged Watford's highest goal scorer at the just concluded EPL season was not considered for the player of the season and the player's player of the season.Instead it was Heurelho Gomes that got the honours . 

For the goal of the season, it was Guedioura’s goal against Arsenal in the English FA Cup that got him to win the Watford 2015/16 Goal of the Season award over Almen Adbi’s goal against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium and Odion Ighalo’s goal against Everton. 

Odion Ighalo had five of his goals for watford among the 10 shortlisted on the official website, alongside Troy Deeney effort, before being included in the final Twitter poll and subsequently being voted the winner.

Happy to have won the Young Player Of The Year Award. thank you everyone at Watford and the Fans for this season!! pic.twitter.com/fbKH7sgX45

— Nathan Aké (@NathanAke) May 19, 2016

Also Nathan Aké won the Young Player Of The Year Award.

Ighalo was the highest goal scorer for Watford last season scoring 17 goals, 3 assists and picking up 4 yellow cards and no Red cards.

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