It says far more about the options available to head coach Valerien Ismael than any negative reflection on the performances of striker Vakoun Bayo that the Ivorian has had to play every single minute of Watford’s three Championship games this season.
The Hornets have not scored in the last 225 minutes of league football but Ismael has kept Bayo on the field when, like in the 1-0 defeat at Stoke yesterday, it seemed obvious that a fresh pair of legs and a new challenge to the opposition defence might have led to an equaliser.
