The League Paper

DIONISI LAMENTS INJURY SITUATION

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The Football League Paper Team
20 September 2026

WATFORD head coach Alessio Dionisi felt his team had performed as well as possible in the face of an injury crisis. He said: “I am not happy because we have lost four times in five matches, but we have a lot of problems and have been forced to field the same players too often.
“I wanted to make more changes, but we do not have enough fit players. The ones picked did as well as they could.
“Now it’s important that the international break gives players time to recover from injuries.
“We have four full-backs alone out, as well as other players. Some s...

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