“Every game is a good chance in this moment for us to do better and to feel better, with more confidence,” he said.

“But we’ll decide what is best because there are some players injured, fit or not fit but with the target to try to win, to try to play well because we need it.

“We need to improve and be more precise and more clinical. But we need to defend better from set pieces and in all the different phases of play we need to improve.”

Watford have now lost seven games in succession including their thrashing by Manchester City in last season’s FA Cup final.

Gracia was handed a new long-term deal in November last season, after impressing – but that does not mean that he can’t or won’t be replaced.

Watford’s owners the Pozzo Family have no qualms about replacing managers having appointed nine new bosses in their seven-year stint since taking charge.

And Gracia is now favourite to win the Premier League sack race.