Craig Cathcart tells androofrench why he was always confident his former Blackpool teammate would become a good manager WatfordFC
Craig Cathcart is enjoying working with Rob Edwards again. Pictures: Action Images
“He’s been exactly the same since he came here. He treats everybody the same. You can see he understands people are different with different personalities, and from what I’ve seen so far he’s a manager who is very aware of that. He is trying to get know people as quick as he can so he can help get the best out of them.
Cathcart said: “He retired quite early and so he’s been coaching and managing for the last eight or nine years. He may be a younger coach but he has a lot of knowledge already and he knows what he wants from each session. Players often say that the best way to get over a bad defeat is to get back out on the pitch for the next game. So, after a bad season, is being back in training the best antidote to relegation?
Having welcomed being back at the training ground, Cathcart answered with a resounding ‘no’ when asked if he enjoyed pre-season. “You’ll have to adapt during the season with those extra league games, as obviously matches take priority. You’re playing two games a week most of the time, and the lads who are playing every game won’t train much in between. If you’re playing you've just got to make sure you stay fit, and if you’re on the bench then you have to do that bit more in training.”
“We’ve had six seasons out of the last eight in the Premier League. If you take a step back and look at things, the club has had a good time in my years here. “It’s good to have that mix. We've got five or six older lads in their 30s and then you need those young legs around you. If we get the right balance we’ll be in for a good season.”“You can definitely see the difference that game time has made. You look at someone like Joseph Hungbo, who went about as far away as you can get from here to play regularly, right up to the north of Scotland. He just wanted to play games, and from what I saw he did really well.
Behind Cathcart in training games has been new keeper Maduka Okoye “He is certainly a big lad, he’s massive,” the defender said. “He looks very good in training, and he’s really good in one-on-ones because he spreads himself so well. I’m looking forward to seeing him get time in the pre-season matches.
“There is obviously a quality difference too. In the Championship any team can beat any other team, but in the Premier League you very rarely see the top teams lose to the teams nearer the bottom. Going to Anfield or the Etihad is very, very difficult.
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