Midfielder Hamza Choudhury talks exclusively to the Watford Observer about watfordfc, Leicester, Asians in football and his unmistakable hair
“We were just missing something in the final third to create more chances and then put them away.
“You need it in the Championship and particularly in the Premier League, if you’re going to stand out and also help your team.After two loan spells at Burton Albion, Choudhury broke into the Leicester City team as a 20-year-old and has made more than 80 outings for the Foxes in both the Premier League and European competitions.
“I was in for a few then out of the team, and I was really looking for stability and to be able to go out and play football, and enjoy it. “Then I spoke to the manager, and it was really exciting what Rob Edwards wanted to do here combined with the quality of the lads at the club. “We’d get players back for four or five games and then they’re out again, and for any club to have that many injuries makes it really hard to build any momentum and maintain a high level of performance.“We had Mario Gaspar in midfield for four or five games, Dan Gosling at right back – they’ve done a great job when they’ve played there."
“I don’t like watching games when I’m dying to be involved but injury means I can’t. I love watching football at any other time but not when I could be playing.“We were down to the bare bones, and for them to go away to somewhere like Norwich and win was amazing.” “That night we lost Imran Louza after 15 minutes and stuff like that definitely does affect the team and the way you play. It does affect your mindset but as players it’s down to us to stay strong in those situations.Back to the positives, and Choudhury was part of the team that thumped Luton at Vicarage Road in October – his first taste of the derby.
“On the day there was definitely a different atmosphere, so for us to blow them out of the water like we did was amazing. “Blackburn at home is a game we should have won and then Sheffield United we should have taken something from. The only game we won was West Brom. One thing Watford fans haven’t seen from Choudhury is a goal. In fact he hasn’t had that many goal attempts either! However, ask him about his last goal and he quickly recalls it.“It’s not that goalscoring isn’t part of my game, and it’s something I want to add a little bit more of.
Choudhury may not have many goals to his name, but he does boast an FA Cup winner’s medal from Leicester’s 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley in 2021. “The owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, God rest his soul, always had really, really big dreams from the day he came in. “From the keeper all the way up to Jamie Vardy, they were all really high-quality players and they have shown that in the years since.”
“I’ve almost ended up in that position and I enjoy it, and I feel I can help move things forward to get more Asians into the game.
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