Two New Hornets: Niang And Zarate
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The January transfer window. Where out-of-favour players move to seek new career challenges, where clubs at the top bulk their squad up to make it over the finish line first, and where relegation-threatned sides make their last gasp effort in order to avoid the trap door.
Yesterday, Watford completed the signing of former West Ham United player Mauro Zarate for an undisclosed fee from Italian side Fiorentina. Watford also completed the signing of 22-year-old M'Baye Niang from AC Milan on a loan deal.
How will these 2 do? Will they steer The Hornets away from any sort of trouble?
Well, I did a little simulation on Football Manager Mobile 2017 to see how they fared.
Overview of Their Profile
M'baye Niang is rated as one of the most promising youngsters in the Football world, which reflects perfectly in his FMM 2017 profile. Firstly, he has a value of £11.5m, which is a pretty big amount for a 21-year-old.
Furthermore, he poses impressive stats for a young striker, with his 'dribbling', 'technique', 'movement' and 'pace' attributes being the highest out of his stats. The only downside to Niang's stats is his 'positioning' stats, which should be higher considering he's a striker.
Let's now have a look at Mauro Zarate...
Unlike Niang, Mauro Zarate is getting on a bit in terms of age. At 29-years-old, it's fair to say that the Argentinian is past his prime. Despite that, he is still capable of doing a job for Watford, or a club with the same calibre. With a value of £5.25m, he is more than affordable for clubs at the bottom end of the Premier League.
'Technique' is Zarate's highest stat at 17, followed by his 'dribbling' and 'movement' stats. A concern with Zarate is that he has a lot of orange stats, including 'strength' and 'aerial', which is more of a concern considering he's an attacking player.
So, now we've had a look at the 2 new signings, how much of an impact will they make?
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Italian Job Gone Wrong
After a disappointing and depressing first-half to the season, Watford manager Walter Mazzarri was sacked after finding his side hovering just above the relegation zone. Sam Alladyce was brought in to replace the Italian, with the former England boss tasked with saving The Hornets from the drop.
End of Season Table
After an awful season, Watford narrowly avoided the drop to the Championship by just 2 points, to the expense of Hull City.
Although Watford finished 17th, the attackers weren't to blame, with The Hornets scoring the most goals out of the bottom 7 teams, racking up 58 goals.
The problem was with the defence, leaking a massive 81 goals all season, 21 more than bottom side Bournemouth.
2016-2017 Player Stats
M'Baye Niang managed to score 5 goals all season for Watford, making 21 appearances and assisting on 3 occasions. Mauro Zarate experienced a much more disappointing season, making just 3 appearances and scoring 0 goals.
So, in conclusion, it was a disastrous season at Vicarage Road, as both new signings failed to make any sort of major impact at the club. Let's hope they do a lot better in real life.
Thank you for reading. Leave your thoughts below.
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