Flores remains calm despite rotten results
Quique Sanchez Flores insists he has no fears for his future despite Watford dropping to the foot of the table.
Watford slipped to a dispiriting 3-0 home loss to Burnley, who had Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes and James Tarkowski on target.
The Hornets suffered a club-record 11th consecutive home league match without victory, failing to capitalise on a promising first-half and capitulating after the interval.
Flores has garnered just seven points from nine games at the Hornets helm after replacing Javi Gracia in September, but remains calm about his chances of turning a dismal start on its head.
“We just need time, we need belief, we need fight; all these kind of things,” said Flores.
“We can do it together, but it doesn’t depend on me, it’s not my control. I’m not worried about anything in my life.
“It is very difficult to explain the result as I don’t want it to sound like excuses. But we had the better chances,” he added.
Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves must use their scintillating first-half display at Bournemouth as a blueprint for the rest of the season after making it eight league games unbeaten.
Goals from Joao Moutinho and the in-form Raul Jimenez saw high-flying Wolves take complete control at the Vitality Stadium en route to climbing to fifth in the table with a 2-1 win.
The visitors’ cause was aided by the deserved 37th-minute dismissal of Cherries captain Simon Francis for two yellow cards, before they faded after the restart and were left hanging on for victory after Steve Cook’s header halved the deficit for Eddie Howe’s hosts.
“The first half we played really, really well. I think we achieved well the advantage and then with one man less, until the end of the first half we managed well,” Wolves boss Nuno said.
“In the second half, we knew that Bournemouth is a very good team with very good players and Eddie reacted and created problems.
“We know that the game was dangerous, it was about getting the third goal but at the same time keeping the balance. I think we performed well and I’m happy with the boys,” added Nuno.