Watford’s Adam Masina: ‘What I went through was different from normal life’

07 February 2020
Defender lost his mother as an infant, passed through several foster homes as his father struggled with alcohol, and bounced back from rejection by BolognaLast weekend’s 3-2 defeat by Everton, to a stoppage-time goal having at one stage been two up and apparently in control, was a particularly bitter experience even for a Watford side accustomed to disappointment this season. But for Adam Masina at least the cloud had a silver lining. For the first time in England he had started four successive matches; shortly before kick-off he was presented with an award as the club’s player of the month, and shortly afterwards he scored his first Premier League goal.The Italian was an ever-present in Watford’s matchday squads last season but started 27 of their league games on the bench and on 24 of those occasions he ended the game there, too. He recommitted over the summer, determined to play more, but then did not see a minute of league action until October. Starts, goals and player of the month trophies seemed very distant only weeks ago. Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian