Burkinshaw offers style advice
1:22pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
Keith Burkinshaw says Watford's style of play undermined their hopes of staying in the Premiership last season.
Burkinshaw, who stepped down from his position as Watford's assistant manager in December, says Aidy Boothroyd will need to re-think his route-one approach if the Hornets are to stand a chance of surviving in the top flight should they triumph in the play-offs for a second time in three seasons.
"You've got to be able to shorten your game," he said. "It's difficult enough to stay up but I believe playing that way didn't give Watford much of a chance.
"If you play the long ball in the Premier League you haven't got a hope.
"I can't think of any teams who have played the ball from back to front, missing out the midfield, and have been really successful doing so."