Nathaniel Chalobah

[ja1 1,166]

Chalobah goal! Nice header at the far post, easy goal but anticipated it well.

[Leif 6,006]

GOLAZOOOOO

[Peppen 934]

Seems to be working! Chalobah makes it 2-0 to Watford!

[Spike 12,049]

Scored against Crystal Palace. Watford are smashing CP.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Vital goal for Watford. Palace seem unable to cope with Zola's 3-5-2

[ja1 1,166]

Chalobah is more defensive than when I last saw him against Brighton. Maybe more tight onto their no.10, Palace playing 4231? However he may push up more now the game is already in Watford's favour heavily.

[ja1 1,166]

Watford are ripping Palace apart. They really need their forwards to track back to stop the wingbacks.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

DAT BACKHEEL

[ja1 1,166]

Lol did anyone see that flick from Chalobah? Cheeky! As suspected he's looking to push up more. But he must make sure he does not get too complacent.

[Leif 6,006]

Chalobah is so bloody mature at this age. He seems to understand his role really well while also noticing that if there's an opportunity, it's ok to break his role for a moment to exploit the other team's gap.

[ja1 1,166]

Chalobah down

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Chalobah owned zaha there

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Chalobah owned zaha there

Hopefully we'll be saying that in a few years in Chelsea vs Utd match

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Hopefully we'll be saying that in a few years in Chelsea vs Utd match

Indeed!

[ja1 1,166]

So HT 2-0 Watford. Chalobah has been good so far - a couple of moments of naivety on the ball, which I would expect of someone who's just 18, but more moments that show his class and talent on the ball, as well as defensively. Nice run for the goal too.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

So HT 2-0 Watford. Chalobah has been good so far - a couple of moments of naivety on the ball, which I would expect of someone who's just 18, but more moments that show his class and talent on the ball, as well as defensively. Nice run for the goal too.

Something that always catches my attention when I watch Nathaniel is that he is excellent at blocking channels. He doesn't try to needlessly tackle the opposition player, but rather close the passing angle for him and force him to lose possession. You rarely see that with 18yo players.

[ja1 1,166]

Williams has come on and also made an impact. Ireland U19 Hoban has also had a decent game. Good, young British talent on display tonight.

[ja1 1,166]

Something that always catches my attention when I watch Nathaniel is that he is excellent at blocking channels. He doesn't try to needlessly tackle the opposition player, but rather close the passing angle for him and force him to lose possession. You rarely see that with 18yo players.

I agree. This is why you rarely see him running about sliding into tackles like other DMs, he is very much a tactician.