Slaven Bilic unfazed by challenge of taking hottest of hot seats at Watford | Watford
About this time final week, Slaven Bilic was again house in Croatia mulling over his subsequent profession transfer when the cellphone rang. Now put in as Watford’s tenth everlasting supervisor up to now 5 years after Rob Edwards was relieved of his duties after 11 matches in cost, the previous defender who was a part of the historic aspect that reached the 1998 World Cup semi-finals is definitely not one to shirk a problem. “If I wasn’t assured then I wouldn’t be right here,” Bilic responded when requested whether or not he anticipated to last more at Vicarage Highway than predecessors equivalent to Roy Hodgson, Claudio Ranieri, Xisco Muñoz or Vladimir Ivic. “This job shouldn’t be about securing a pension or a very good payout or no matter. This job is concerning the alternative to do one thing good for me and for the membership. That’s the solely motive I’m right here. The pitch is my alternative now.” That is Bilic’s third administration spell in England after stints at West Ham and West Brom, where he was sacked the day after a 1-1 draw at Manchester Metropolis in December 2020 having led them to promotion…