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Marco Silva wants 'frustrated' Watford substitutes to 'show they want to play' for the first-team

Related Topics: Troy Deeney, Marco Silva

Watford head coach Marco Silva feels it is 'normal' for players like captain Troy Deeney to become frustrated on the bench - and has challenged them to make him change his team.

Skipper Deeney has yet to start a Premier League game under the new Hornets boss and was brought on for the closing stages of last weekend's 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City when the result was already beyond doubt.

Silva, though, has no issue with the approach of the forward, who has seen club-record £18.5million summer signing Andre Gray the preferred option in attack.