Wat-the hell was that-ford - Report, Ratings, Player Twitter Reaction & Top Chants

Jesus H Christ Almighty that was a dire performance. Granted, we're through to the fifth round, a win is a win and all that but for the majority of the match, not only did we look like the championship side, but a championship side with only 10 men still on the bloody pitch! Never mind, they were obviously saving their energy for the thrashing of Wigan on Tuesday.

The first half consisted of Spurs players giving the ball away, and then running after Watford players as they failed to bundle the ball past Cudicini. That is until Walker decided he was as bored as the rest of us, surged up field, passed it to Rafa who took what can only be described as a speculative effort. It bounced infront of the Watford keeper and over his hands into the net. 1-0 Spurs. Relief.

The second half Modric was replaced with Lennon and for 10 minutes we looked like proper Spurs. Then the players got bored of that and in between Rafa hitting the bar and Walker having a header saved, we had our backs well and truely to the wall as the woodwork, Cudicini and Dawson's last second blocks prevented the equaliser.


Player Twitter Reaction

Tom Huddlestone - Doesn't matter how ya get there!! If ya names in the hat for the next round its job done! #FAcup
Jermain Defoe - Job done next round #FACUP
Emmanuel Adebayor - Sometimes its not about the individual and all about the result. Tonight was one of those times. I didn't play well but great result.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Happy to don't have play this game ! LOL
Aaron Lennon - Bad game tonight but the main thing was to get through to the next round #FACup roll on Tuesday now for the wigan game
Rafael van der Vaart - Very happy with yesterdays win #FA #Watford Not the best game but on to the next round!

Chants of the Game
From Waford fans - Stand up, if you pay your tax...
Spurs fans in response - He pays what he wants, he pays what he waaa-nts, Harry Redknapp, he pays what he wants!
and... Harry's dogs, a millionaire. Harry's dogs, a millionaire...

Player Ratings

Cudcini 7 - Second half onslaught saves kept us from suffering a replay, or worse.
Walker 6 - Run set up the goal, that's about it.
Dawson 6.5 - Last ditch tackles and blocks galore
Kaboul 7 - Mopped up after the rest of the back 4.
Rose 4 - Consistently getting caught out of position in defence with players getting in behind him, and in attack the other players just didn't want to use him.
Modric 4 - Wasted on the left and gave the ball away all over the pitch.
Parker 5 - Not fit.
Livermore 7 - One of the only ones who looked like he was bothered.

VDV 6 - Goal. But slow in attack and was consistently mobbed by Watford players before he could bumble the ball out of his feet.
Defoe & Ade 5 - Isolated and might as well not have been there.

Subs
Lennon 6.5 -  Showed we're rubbish without wingers and changed the game... for ten minutes... then the team reverted to defensive mode.
Pienaar 5 - Ran about a bit.
Pav 5 - Not much time to do anything apart from run on, clear the ball with a hoof, and run straight down the tunnel at full time.

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