Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O’Driscoll described his side’s 2-2 draw with Watford as “what is good and what is bad about English football”.

Rovers are known for their free-flowing football but Saturday’s match was scrappy for much of the contest and O’Driscoll’s men only snatched a point in injury time after a goal-mouth scramble.

“That game shows what is good and what is bad about English football,” O'Driscoll said.

“The 22 players' attitude was first class but the game was zilch quality.

“We [in England] are big on attitude, aggression and doing all that but can we actually get the ball down and pass it to one another?

“This is a difficult division and you have to try and find the balance because if you just go out and play airy fairy football then you have no chance unless you are that much better than everyone else at it.”

“It is English football,” O'Driscoll continued, “then the national side go and play and all of a sudden everybody wants them to pass the ball, well it don't happen in English football. You can't have it both ways.”

When asked whether he agreed with O’Driscoll’s claim that “zilch” football was played, Watford manager Malky Mackay said: “Well with his football maybe that was the case because we made the full backs end up kicking the ball to our goalkeeper.

“But I felt the flowing move that ended up with Jordon Mutch testing their goalkeeper was fantastic in the second half and I think the link up play between Marvin Sordell, Danny Graham and Don Cowie for the goal was exceptional as well.

“He is welcome to his thoughts but maybe that is just a reflection of his own team. I think today we made sure we kept the ball, especially second half, and caused them problems.”