Mazzarri lavishes Bournemouth with praise

Watford boss Walter Mazzarri heaped praise on their weekend opponents, claiming Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth are one of the most attractive footballing sides in the country.

The Hornets are without a Premier League win in their last six outings, since beating Everton 3-2 more than a month ago.

But despite Watford’s poor run of form, the Italian boss is sure he will turn around his side’s fortunes and get them away from the clutches of the relegation zone.

Still mourning the death of former manager Graham Taylor, Watford drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough last time out at Vicarage Road, and Mazzarri now wants to start picking up points on the road, to help boost their ailing league position.

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“In my opinion, they [Bournemouth] play some of the best football in the UK,” said the Italian. “They have a lot of experience and they are growing.

“We will play at their stadium this time and I am very curious to see how we will perform against one of the teams that plays the best football.

“It is true in the last few away games, we did have some negative results but I am happy with the overall performance, especially against teams like West Bromwich, Sunderland and Stoke.

“It is very important to understand that if we work like that then the positive results will come.”