Quique Sanchez Flores replaced Javi Gracia as Watford’s new manager after a terrible start to their league campaign.
Watford have won just once in the league so far this season and look destined for relegation at the bottom of the Premier League table. Flores’ second tenure as Hornets boss started positively against Arsenal when they came back from 2-0 down to draw the game 2-2.
However, that positivity was quickly blown away when defending champions Manchester City hammered them 8-0. The Hornets have since drawn three, lost three and won just once with the victory coming against Norwich City who are just above them in 18th place.
Watford’s owners are known to have very little patience with their managers over the years as evident with Gracia. The Spaniard became the new ownership’s longest-serving manager but his tenure at the club was less than 20 months.
The 3-0 loss to Burnley at the weekend was a huge disappointment for Watford fans who were hoping for an improvement from their side after going into the international break on the back of a win. The loss certainly puts Flores under pressure but sticking with him might just be the safest option.
The Premier League is as tough as it has ever been at the moment with as many as five managers on the brink after poor recent performances. The game against fellow strugglers Southampton this weekend will be a massive one for Flores and any hiccups there could change the board’s current stance completely.
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