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Javi Gracia is a dusk-till-dawn coach who loves the cavalier style of English football and was a giant-killer with Malaga... so will Marco Silva's successor be a triumph at Watford?

Watford’s managerial merry-go-around has thrown another victim off the carousel. With Marco Silva gone, Sportsmail looks at his replacement, 47-year-old Javi Gracia.

Dedication and tactical nous seem to be his strong points, that and very good performances against top sides.

Will it work out for him at Watford?

Sportsmail takes a look at Marco Silva's replacement as Watford boss, 47-year-old Javi Gracia
Sportsmail takes a look at Marco Silva's replacement as Watford boss, 47-year-old Javi Gracia

So the tougher the opponent the better performance he inspires from his team?

That was certainly the case at Malaga. In his first season there he took four points in two games against the Barcelona team that won the treble that year.