Flores targeting much-needed Hornets win

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not believe a victory against Everton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night would have an impact on their league form. The Hornets take a break from Premier League action when they face the Toffees at Vicarage Road, and following a torrid start to the season, they are in desperate need of a lift against Marco Silva’s side.
Watford are the only team in the Football League without a league win this season, but have reached the last 16 in the cup after seeing off Coventry and Swansea so far.
Another win on Tuesday would move last season’s FA Cup runners-up a step closer to another Wembley final, and it has often been said that a cup run can help a club’s form in the league.
However, Flores is not buying into that theory and does not believe a win would provide a boost for Watford in their battle for Premier League survival.
Even so a win would certainly be better than another defeat, and Flores says they will be going all out for the victory this evening. “What we want is a win,” Flores said. “To win is always important, but what we realise is when we won in Swansea, it didn’t affect what happened in the league because we didn’t win the next one. “It’s different competitions, different line-ups, different goals. So to win tomorrow is important again but it’s nothing concerned about what is happening in the league. It is a completely different scenario.”
Watford have kept clean sheets in two of their last three matches – all which have ended in draws – but they remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table. “We need to get in the right direction, and the right direction is slow, it should be slow, this is the only thing I know,” he added. “If we lose the patience and we try to rush too much, we are not ready to rush too much, so the way will be slow, will be difficult. “But experience says we need to be harder and we need to work really for a long time if we want to change this situation.”