WATFORD Quique Sanchez Flores has slammed the “unfair” Premier League killjoys who took a goal away from £30million-rated Super Eagles Odion Ighalo.Flores is staggered that Hornets top scorer Ighalo's effort at Chelsea on Boxing Day has been reassigned as a Gary Cahill own goal by the anonymous and unaccountable dubious goals panel.And Watford are equally mystified that midfielder Ben Watson has been accredited with their goal against Manchester City, direct from a corner, when Watson did not even try to claim it after the match.
Ighalo's 14 goals this season – as far as Mirror Sport is concerned, his strike at Chelsea stands – have made him one of English football's hottest properties.
Watford are bracing themselves for a blizzard of big-money offers for Ighalo, 26, in the summer, with Arsenal and Atletico Madrid among the front runners.
His transfer value will not be diminished by the dubious goals committee, whose identities are a closely-guarded secret at the Premier League.
But as Ighalo bids to resume his rampage against Southampton tonight, Flores told the Mirror of the UK that he is not amused by the panel's duff call, which is a binding decision with no right of appeal.
He said: “It's unfair. Ighalo's shot was on target, the deflection off the defender only changed the direction by this much (gesturing an inch between his thumb and index finger).
“It's strange – for me, it's not fair. So we have Ighalo with one goal less, when Cahill was trying to stop it?
“Fortunately, Ighalo is very strong and confident. It is not a problem for him.”
