The Watford manager, who recently lost his mother, says protecting people’s health during the coronavirus crisis is more important than his side’s relegation fight“Sometimes I just need solitude, which is really rather nice,” Nigel Pearson says in a deserted lounge at Vicarage Road on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. The coronavirus pandemic surrounds us but Pearson has spent an hour discussing a dizzying range of subjects, including his mental health during a relegation dogfight as well as the remarkable turnaround he has engineered since taking over as Watford’s manager in early December. Watford, having snapped Liverpool’s long unbeaten record with a 3-0 thrashing two weeks ago, are just above the relegation zone. Pearson knows their position remains precarious but he underlines far more serious concerns about coronavirus. Related: Nigel Pearson condemns Boris Johnson over 'lack of leadership' on coronavirus It’s the right decision to suspend the Premier League and it’s relatively proactive – even if it was made under duressI’ve always been a bit of a masochist. I presume you need to be in this job. I have a love-hate relationship with it Continue readingreadfullarticle
