We can’t give Defoe a sniff, says Watford defender Cathcart
Craig Cathcart insists Watford can blunt the attacking threat of England and Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe when the Hornets meet the Black Cats on Saturday.
Defoe netted for England against Lithuania on Sunday, and has scored 14 out of Sunderland’s 24 goals in the Premier League this season.
David Moyes’ side are rooted to the foot of the table, while Watford are 14th, seven points above the drop zone.
Watford defender Cathcart says Walter Mazzarri’s side cannot give Defoe any time or space in the box in Saturday’s clash.
“It’s always a big challenge when you come up against Jermain,” he said.
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“I’ve faced him a few times and he is a quality player. He is deadly in the box so you can’t afford to give him chances as he is such a good finisher.
“Watching him lately, he seems to have got better with age.
“He’s been in fine form this season but hopefully on Saturday when Sunderland come to our place we can stop his goals and stop his threat.
“We want to be beating the teams below us and on Saturday we are at home so we’ll be out to impose ourselves and get the three points.
“People will say it’s a crucial game for Sunderland, but it’s a big game for us as well. We are not safe until we reach that 40 point mark and we have big games coming up starting against Sunderland on Saturday.”
