I lacked ambition as a player but not as a coach - Cleverley

Image caption, Watford interim manager Tom Cleverley won 13 England caps and the Premier League with Manchester United in 2012–13Tom Cleverley is not daunted by the names of discarded Watford managers that litter the club’s recent history.

The former Manchester United, Watford and England midfielder has been in charge for seven games since interim boss Valerien Ismael was sacked in March.

Ismael’s exit left the club looking for their 11th head coach since 2018 and eighth since the end of the 2020-21 season.

Of Watford's past 10 bosses, only Ismael and Xisco Munoz stayed in the job for longer than 30 games.

Cleverley is 34 and only retired last year. He keeps tangible reminders of his football…