Bilic says reports he met Pozzo before watfordfc appointed Edwards are “simply not true”
New head coach Slaven Bilic moved quickly today to dismiss reports he had met with Watford owner Gino Pozzo only a few months ago, before the appointment of Rob Edwards.
“The first time the board approached me about this job was about a week ago. It was after the international break started, that was the first time."“It’s quite common, unfortunately, for managers to lose their job,” said the Croatian. “When I went to West Brom a few years ago, West Brom was on the list of clubs I had made back then. It was the same this time with Watford, they were on my list. I was happy but I wasn’t surprised when they called me. I thought we were a good match.”
“I think I’m in a good position – do you think Watford appoint managers so that they can sack them? No they appoint them because they want them to have success. “Nowadays in the world of football, not just Watford, you have to deserve that. You have to buy time, and you buy time with good work. You also do that with results, and this is a results-driven game, but you also do it with good work.
“At the same time you will have no chance if you’re not solid, so that is the art of the job for me. Then you try to get that extra element, which is a good atmosphere within the team – and that is what me and my staff will try to do.