Watford boss Roy Hodgson admits he's not confident about staying up after defeat to Leeds.
Hodgson has now lost seven of 11 games since succeeding Claudio Ranieri in January and faces a major salvage operation to prevent the club's immediate return to the Championship.
“I've never used the word confident; I don't want to set myself up for headlines or statements which I can't identify with," replied Hodgson when asked about survival hopes.
“We have no reason to be confident. We do have reason to believe, we do have reason to have faith, we do have reason to think that we aren't that bad and results are still a distinct possibility for us – we'll keep doing that for sure.
“But to suggest that by saying that I'm now saying: 'I am confident' (is not true)."
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