Watford rally round Heurelho Gomes after slip-up at Leicester



The Brazilian goalkeeper was at fault for both Leicester goals as Watford lost 2-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

He allowed Ngolo Kante's shot to slip through his hands for the opener and then brought down Jamie Vardy for a penalty which the red-hot England striker converted to make it nine Premier League games in a row in which he had scored.

Gomes has been a model of consistency since joining the Hornets from Tottenham almost 18 months ago, but he held his hands up and accepted blame for the defeat, taking to Twitter to apologise

Sanchez Flores, whose team host Manchester United when the Barclays Premier League resumes after the international break, said: "There's no need to be sorry

"When we come back he will be the same, back to normal

He is part of the soul of the team and is an amazing leader in the dressing room

More than any other day we support him because we love this player

"Heurelho is always ready to come and read passes

He was in the right position

If he was one metre forward then it is a completely different play

"Players make decisions and we have to accept what happens when they do

In one second players have to make a decision and it's difficult

"We wanted to score two goals to stop the idea that Heurelho is guilty

He is not guilty

This is football and you accept the situation

"Heurelho's career is amazing

Not many players are able to stay in the Premier League this long

So we respect him a lot

"If you are playing 12 years at a high level then of course you will make mistakes

We have no doubts about Heurelho."

Like Gomes, Kante also gave away a penalty which allowed Troy Deeney to get Watford back into the game with 15 minutes remaining

It was a mixed afternoon for the midfielder after scoring his first goal for Leicester but City boss Claudio Ranieri thinks the Frenchman, a summer signing from Caen, has settled well in England

"He was struggling with the language (when he first arrived) but it was the same when I started at Chelsea

Football has only one language," said Ranieri

"Kante is a hard worker and he plays for all his team-mates

He runs a lot

He's good and I'm very happy with him

He was unlucky with the penalty but he was good."

Source : PA

Source: PA