Mazzarri bemoans costly individual mistakes in Leicester loss

The Hornets were undone at the King Power Stadium by last season’s champions, a result which consigned the London side to their third defeat in four matches.

Since reaching the all important 40-point mark, the yellows have slumped to defeats against Hull, Liverpool and the Foxes, prompting Mazzarri to apologise to the fans for their dip in form.

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“We are disappointed and I’m sorry for our fans. I am very sorry to lose 3-0 against this team,” the Italian said.

“They punished us for stupid individual mistakes.

“You wouldn’t commit these mistakes if you had more experience. We have a very young squad.”

Speculation has surrounded the future Watford boss beyond the end of the season with Hull manager Marco Silva tipped to replace the 55-year-old at Vicarage Road.

But Mazzarri insisted he was not concerned by the rumours and only focussed on keeping the Hornets in the top flight.

He said: “I am not thinking about my future. We managed to get to 40 points with six matches left, that was our objective, maybe the players were a bit tired.”