Watford boss frustrated at errors as Zarate ruled out

Watford forward Mauro Zarate has revealed the extent of the injury sustained in his side’s 1-1 draw with West Ham.

The Argentine forward was stretchered off after receiving nearly ten minutes of treatment at Vicarage Road and boss Walter Mazzarri admitted his player was crying after the game.

Zarate has made it known on social media that he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament ruling him out for the rest of the season.

And the Hornets boss revealed his player insisted on staying on the pitch until the injury became too much to take.

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“He was in tears so let’s hope it’s nothing too bad,” said Mazzarri.

“If you see the game I saw he was not completely fine because on the first knock he felt something but he kept telling me to wait and not make the change.

“He wanted to stay on the pitch but it’s true there were two occasions where he hurt his knee.”

The Hornets led through a Troy Deeney penalty but after the Hammers equaliser gained a share of the spoils, Mazzarri lamented his side’s errors.

The Watford boss said: “Of course we are committing too many silly mistakes especially in the second half.

“We cannot allow them to score from a counter-attack especially when we are winning 1-0. But even at the end we could even have won the game.

“Anyway I want more continuity and intensity from my team and hopefully, if it’s possible, for the whole 90 minutes but at least for 70 or 80 minutes.”