Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores explained dropping Nathan Ake for the 1-1 draw with Everton.
The on-loan Chelsea fullback was withdrawn from the frontline by Sanchez Flores.
“Ake needs to recover the feelings," said Flores. “I was talking with Ake in the week and he's lost the feelings. When the players have lost the feeling they need time to recover, sometimes a long time, sometimes less."
But the Hornets boss continued: “I think Ake's season is amazing. He's really young, he's played a lot of matches with Watford in the Premier League and it's his first experience. It's the first time he's played many, many matches at this level so he feels a bit tired at this moment. With a lot of matches in a short time it's normal."
Source: tribalfootball.com