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‘Deeney has Maradona class’
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri has compared Troy Deeney’s wonder-goal against West Ham to the skills of Diego Maradona.
The Hornets captain produced an exceptional strike, curling the ball into the top right corner from a difficult angle to score Watford’s second goal in last week’s 4-2 Premier League victory.
Mazzarri has become aware of Deeney’s cult hero status at Watford in the same way his time at Napoli gave him knowledge of Maradona’s significance in Naples.
Ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Manchester United, Mazzarri said: “What Deeney did against West Ham was a great goal.
“Only a few players can do it and one of them was Maradona. It was incredible, but what I ask from Deeney and the whole squad – but Deeney is …
