{"id":109177,"date":"2025-08-31T18:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/109177\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:43:07","slug":"pezzolano-irankunda-hasnt-accomplished-anything-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/109177\/","title":{"rendered":"Pezzolano: ‘Irankunda hasn’t accomplished anything yet’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Irankunda was the star of the show yet again as Watford came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Southampton<\/a>, rounding off a very promising first month of his Watford career.\n<\/p>\n

\n Pezzolano\u00a0is determined to ensure the 19-year-old keeps improving.\n<\/p>\n

\n The head coach said: “Nestory hasn’t accomplished anything yet.\n<\/p>\n

\n “We know that he has so much more to give and the most important thing is that he keeps on working.\n<\/p>\n

\n “We know about his quality and while we didn’t expect those free-kicks in such a short amount of time, we know he is very good at them.\n<\/p>\n

\n “I am going to stay on top of Nestory. He has to keep on growing, keep on developing. We cannot settle for that.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Pezzolano went into more detail about where the Australian can progress.\n<\/p>\n

\n He said: “From a fitness point of view, if he now sprints 20 times per game, he has to sprint 30.\n<\/p>\n

\n “If he has the opportunity to give three assists, he has to give six. If he can score two goals, he has to score four.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Double backflip action \ud83e\udd38 pic.twitter.com\/MgdG05CmiT<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\u2014 Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\n “He needs to improve tactically, be better at understanding when and how he needs to press.\n<\/p>\n

\n “He needs to make the right trajectory for attacking the opponent when they have possession.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Basically, we want to help him realise the great player he can be and the player we can help him become.\n<\/p>\n

\n “It’s been two or three years since everybody expected him to be a great player, we want to help him achieve that.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Pezzolano was, of course, hugely impressed by Irankunda’s free-kick – and has also been taken by the quality of his backflip celebration, joking that he should enter the Olympics.\n<\/p>\n

\n He said: “Those were perfect, beautiful goals.\n<\/p>\n

\n “I can’t remember anyone scoring two in a row in my career.\n<\/p>\n

\n “The backflips are incredible. Every day in the gym, on the pitch. He’s happy so I don’t have a problem with it.\n<\/p>\n

\n “With [Kwadwo] Baah, it’s a good competition. We can go to the Olympics with them.”\n<\/p>\n