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Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

Real deal or false dawn? It’s a question Watford supporters are asking for the umpteenth time after thrashing QPR on the opening day.
So much of what happened at Vicarage Road was positive. The performance of playmaker Imran Louza. The flashes of skill from Gent loanee Giorgi Chakvetadze, a Georgian international and instant cult hero. Four goals, chances created at will.
Watford played with a cohesion and commitment that was entirely absent during last year’s disjointed descent into mediocrity. Gareth Ainsworth, the beaten QPR manager, told repo...

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