Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster paid tribute to manager Ben Hodgson after their relegation was confirmed following defeat at Crystal Palace.
Earlier this week, Hodgson indicated that his managerial career will end when he departs Vicarage Road at the end of the season, and the 74-year-old was given a warm reception by the Palace fans when he returned to Selhurst Park to face the side he left last year.
Hodgson replaced Claudio Ranieri at Watford in January, and Foster praised the former England manager's efforts over the last four months.
"Roy's been fantastic," he said. "He came in and got a group of lads who were a bunch of misfits, to be perfectly honest, and got us playing a style where we know we're all on the same page at least.
"We know that we can be competitive when we're doing it properly, but in some games we've had some stupid mistakes and then heads drop. Confidence is a massive thing in sport and within our team it's a huge problem.
"It's been a really tough season for us all. Hopefully in the Championship next season we can do what we did last season and give the fans something to smile about, and hopefully bounce back at the first time of asking."
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