Watford FC boss Roy Hodgson has refused to surrender on their Premier League survival hopes regardless of struggling a heavy defeat to Manchester Metropolis on Saturday.
The Hornets are positioned second from the underside of the league with 22 factors, seven factors under the relegation zone with 5 video games left to play.
Talking after their loss to Man Metropolis, the Englishman mentioned: “We will have to do higher to get factors from our subsequent batch of video games. We cannot discover ourselves underneath the identical stress and strain as as we speak, so then comes a distinct problem of how a lot we will trigger the opposition issues.
“We have got to try to engender the hope we have to give ourselves an opportunity. I have not had the sensation we have misplaced video games due to a scarcity of spirit or coronary heart; we’re getting punished for many, if not all of the errors we’re making.
“Ray (Lewington) and I got here in with excessive hopes of holding the membership from relegation. It isn’t occurring but, nevertheless it’s not over but. This job is not any more durable comparatively than some other job I’ve had and we’re nonetheless working to encourage the gamers to consider they’ll ship what’s required in these closing 5 video games.”
Watford will face Burnley, Palace, Everton, Leicester Metropolis, and Chelsea of their remaining league video games.