Bilic reveals Martins flew to Brazil and Italy before making his watfordfc debut on Saturday
“And remember he came from a different continent where it’s summer to a totally different country where he doesn’t know the language and it’s the middle of winter.“But he didn’t have to go to Paris or somewhere like that. He had to fly to Rio, to Brazil. And then from there he flew to Italy and spent 24 hours there.Bilic said he wasn’t sure how Martins would react to totting up those airmiles, but he was pleasantly surprised.
“I asked Matheus how he was feeling, and I was expecting a little bit of ‘aching legs, no sleep, jet lag’. No, there was none of that at all,” said the Watford head coach. “He told me he slept on the plane and slept well in Italy. He just said he was good to go, and that is what you want to hear. He was directly involved in both goals, so I am happy.”
When I pointed out that Martins , Asprilla and Adeyemo – the three players involved in Watford’s opening goal – had a combined age of 55, just a year more than Bilic himself, the Croatian rocked back in his chair.“They really are only 55 added together? F**k me.”
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