MX23RW : Saturday, December 21 01:50:41| >> :120:27838:27838:

West Brom boss Tony Pulis acknowledges admiration for Watford's Troy Deeney

West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis says that he has been an "admirer from a distance" of Watford forward Troy Deeney.

West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis has acknowledged that he is an admirer of Watford forward Troy Deeney.

Earlier this year, Pulis was linked with a big-money move for Deeney, who has netted 23 goals in two seasons in the Premier League and hails from the West Midlands.

A move never materialised but ahead of the fixture between the two sides at The Hawthorns, Pulis has admitted that there has been interest in the forward in the past.

The 59-year-old is quoted by the Express & Star as saying: "We've liked Deeney. The first couple of years in the Premier League he did exceptionally well for Watford.

"He's a Watford player so it's difficult for me to talk – especially playing them – too much about. But yes, I've been an admirer from a distance.

"We were desperate to bring a No.9 in and that's the position that we never managed to fill. Having said that, we are confident we will score goals if we keep creating chances, but there might be someone else out there that we think is better than we've got now and we'll move on that."

West Brom will go above Watford in the Premier League standings if they can emerge victorious on Saturday afternoon.

ID:308451: cacheID:308451:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2334:
Written by
Darren Plant
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tony Pulis calls the shots during the Premier League game between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion on April 9, 2016
Read Next:
Tony Pulis: 'Watford are underrated'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
6pm
Texans
@
Chiefs
9.30pm
Steelers
@
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
15Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
16Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
17Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
18Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
19Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!