Despite a dismal run of form caused by injuries and rivals countering Jamie Vardy, qualifying for Europe signals a triumphant season, even if they miss out on the Champions League
It is the age of data and yet it is also the age of impatience. It is an age when Match of the Day provides the xG and yet a manager can come under pressure after three defeats. It is the age when most people understand the phrase “regression to the mean”, yet it is also an age when mayflies have begun using “Watford head coach” to denote something with a short lifespan. There is something deeply paradoxical about the present era of football.
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