It is a little over seven months since Slaven Bilic was shown the door by Watford after 26 games in charge of the Hornets.
, he talked about what happened during his time at the club – both on the pitch and behind the scenes – from his perspective.
“Now it’s a bit crazy, as anyone who follows football will know. The rest of the clubs are local clubs and are run by local people from the area. “It’s not a walk in the park for these bigger teams, no way. If everything goes their way then you might get smashed, but it doesn’t happen often. “But he is running hard every game and taking it dead seriously, just as he was in every game for Inter.
“You could look at Man City and say that four of the five last seasons have been a walk in the park for them. But they weren’t because every game is difficult.“Of course the big players have come here, and if the money wasn’t better than in their previous club then they almost definitely wouldn’t come.
One key reason why many people don’t like the thought of working in Saudi Arabia is the country’s record on human rights and equality. “I’ve not seen whole games because most of the time we are travelling or playing, but at minimum I watch the highlights of every game,” he said. “It’s not only a problem for Watford. I read in the media all about Watford changing managers a lot, and I always say ‘who isn’t?’Of course, because of his predilection for a change of head coach, the Watford owner’s motives have often been questioned by fans and pundits alike.
“At home if we didn’t play good for 20 minutes I would feel a little bit of noise. Away fans were always behind the team, unless we were crap of course! Bilic struggles to believe Watford failed to make the play-offs last season with players of the calibre of Joao Pedro in their ranksOne thing Bilic very much has in common with many, many Watford fans is a question he admits still swirls around his head many months after leaving Watford.
“The good thing about the season is there is still so much of it to go, and every Championship season is up and down,” he said.“It’s a league where you can have a fairly average season until February, and you will still have a chance.
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