Troy Deeney has described Watfords decision to sack Quique Sanchez Flores as crazy and hailed his now former head coach. The Hornets confirmed last week that Flores would leave his role after only a year, despite keeping the newly-promoted side in the Premier League and leading the club to a 13th-pla

Troy Deeney has described Watfords decision to sack Quique Sanchez Flores as crazy and hailed his now former head coach. The Hornets confirmed last week that Flores would leave his role after only a year, despite keeping the newly-promoted side in the Premier League and leading the club to a 13th-placed finish.Deeney, who has scored 13 league goals in his first top-flight season, pointed out that other big clubs such as Sunderland have battled against relegation while Watford have coasted. He told Sky Sports: Weve never really flirted with relegation and our gaffers been sacked. Its one of those crazy ones. Deeney says Flores spell as manager has to be considered a success His time here has been a success. Weve had 16 new players and hes made it seem effortless.Sunderland have been in the bottom-three and managed to stay up, and Sam Allardyce is being hailed as a great manager, which he is, for keeping them up.[Flores] has brought me on a lot as a player and a person, and I have nothing but gratitude. Deeney scored 13 Premier League goals this season Watford had a strong start to the season, which arguably kept them in the division, but took only their eighth point from a possible 30 over the last 10 games of the season with a 2-2 draw against Sunderland on the final day.Deeney said: Its been very difficult to drive forward with that same focus at some times.Maybe weve left some 50/50 tackles out there in recent games whereas we were winning the 30/70 tackles against us at the start of the season.This is human nature and it doesnt take away from the achievements of the club. Also See: Watford video Watford fixtures Watford stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Eddie Mathews Jersey . 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I thought over the last 30 minutes, there was more of a distinct brand of what we want to be about.Zach LeDay scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half, and the Hokies rallied to beat Michigan 73-70 on Wednesday night. Virginia Tech trailed 23-8 in the first half and 62-52 with 7:23 left in the second.Playing their fourth straight game away from home, the Hokies (6-1) were down 67-63 before a 3-pointer by Justin Bibbs started an 8-0 run. Seth Allen gave Virginia Tech the lead with a driving layup , then added a 3-pointer.Duncan Robinsons 3-pointer with 42 seconds left pulled Michigan (5-2) to within a point, and an offensive foul on Allen gave the Wolverines the ball back. But Michigan was out of timeouts, and Zak Irvin ended up trying a tough jumper from just inside the arc that missed.We were trying to isolate him, and they took him away a little bit, Wolverines coach John Beilein said. 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