Midfielder who scored the winner three years ago for Wigan believes Wembley should be for finals and nothing elseIn May 2013 Ben Watson scored the winning goal for Wigan in the FA Cup final against Manchester City. Two weeks later,Watford arrived at Wembley for a Championship play-off final where they were finally, heartbreakingly but not undeservedly beaten by Kevin Phillips’ extra-time penalty for Crystal Palace. On Sunday, and Watson,Watford and Palace return to the site of his greatest footballing memory and the midfielder is surprisingly discouraged approximately it.
In stoppage time at the end of the 2013 final Watson, an 81st-minute substitute, or met Shaun Maloneys corner at the near post and headed in the only goal of the game. It is a moment he has relived many times since. “It’s an achievement I’m proud of,” he says. Some of the best players in England didnt win an FA Cup. It’s got the history, it’s what you dream of as a boy and thankfully for me it was a dream arrive true.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com