Isaac Success'll be a great player ' Watford boss

Watford manager Walter Mazzarri  has tipped  his powerful Nigerian  forward  Isaac Success  to transform into “a  great player”.

The 20-year-old  UAE FIFA Under-17 World Cup winner, who joined  the Premier League club  from Granada for a club-record fee in the region of £12.5m in the summer, has earned rave reviews for his  impressive performances  since arriving at Vicarage Road, although he is  been largely been consigned to a substitute’s role.

Success was denied the chance to make his  Super Eagles  debut   against  Zambia’s Chipolopolo  in  their opening Russia  2018 World Cup Group B qualifier at   Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on October 9 after he sustained an injury during Watford’s Premier League game against Bournemouth on October 1. The encounter  ended 2-2, with Success getting off the bench to  grab the equaliser. It was  incidentally his  first goal for the club.

But Italian manager Mazzarri, who has lavished praise on  the former Spain-based attacker for his efforts in the 1-0 defeat of  Middlesbrough on Sunday,  insists Success still has a lot to learn as he adapts to life in the Premier League.

“He  (Success)  played well, as did the whole team, but he did much better in the other games when he came on from the bench,” Watford Observer quoted the former Napoli and Inter Milan manager as saying  on Wednesday.

“It’s not easy to start a game. It’s completely different but if he gets his full condition then he also needs to learn some things and he will be a great player.”

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is expected to invite the Hornets’ striker for the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria  in Uyo on November 12, meaning the player may get the chance to make his international debut.

Success missed the fixture against Zambia alongside  his Watford teammate Odion Ighalo,  as well as in-form  Chelsea wing-back  Victor Moses and  Mainz 05 defender Leon Balogun.

 “The three injured players and the one that had a family issue and had to be excused will all be back,” Rohr said.

“We shall also look at other players who play regularly in their clubs who may join the team.”

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