Tom Dele-Bashiru blames lack of concentration for Watford's FA Cup draw with Tranmere Rovers

Tom Dele-Bashiru blames lack of concentration for Watford's FA Cup draw with Tranmere Rovers

By Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's Drean Team VII player, Tom Dele-Bashiru was pleased to play his first 90 minutes with the Watford first-team in the FA Cup on Saturday, but was disappointed with the way they let a three goal lead slip to League One strugglers Tranmere Rovers.

The former Manchester City midfielder opened the scoring for the Hornets in a positive first-half during which they scored three goals.

Speaking to the club website after the match, he blamed their poor second-half on a lack of organisation.

"It was tough, being my first 90 minutes," he said.

"Towards the end I was struggling a bit but it was a great feeling. The crowd were very vocal, very supportive and it was just good to make them proud and show them what I can do. Mapps [Adrian Mariappa] was giving me a lot of advice, telling me to stay switched on and not to lose concentration. I then had to help Callum [Whelan] when he came on. The older players gave lots of support.

"It was a good feeling to get my first goal as I've been working hard in training and it was exciting to show what I can do, but the result wasn't what we wanted. We kind of lost our organisation in the second half.

"In the first half it went well, we had possession of the ball but they changed formation in the second half, they pressed us high up and we were forced to kick it long at times and give them the ball. We could have dealt with the pressure better and created more options for each other on the ball. But there are positives to take and we can go and do it right in the replay', he concluded