Source: TheGuardian
Nigel Pearson: ‘For Liverpool it'd be a tragedy not to finish the season but we need perspective'
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 reading......read full article