Quique Sanchez Flores 'happy' at Watford and focused on FA Cup

By Jefferson Lake

Image: Quique Sanchez Flores wants Watford fans to know he is happy at Vicarage Road

Quique Sanchez Flores says he is "completely happy" at Watford and that his sole focus is on the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Watford have only won one of their past eight Premier League games and were beaten 3-1 by West Ham at Upton Park on Tuesday night, a result which prompted questions about the Spaniard's future.

But during that period they have advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup - having knocked Arsenal out with an impressive 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium - and Flores insists he only wants to discuss his side's Wembley appearance and not his own future at the club.

"I want to talk about the Cup semi-final and what that means to Watford and to the Watford fans, it's not the time to talk about me," he said.

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores was pleased with his side's display despite suffering a 3-1 defeat away at West Ham in midweek

"I'm focused and completely happy with the situation. Fans need to know that I am completely happy at Watford."

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Should Watford beat Palace, it would be their final FA Cup final appearance since the 1984 defeat to Everton and Flores is delighted his players will be in the global spotlight this weekend.

"This is one of the biggest matches of the season," said the Spaniard, who won the Europa League with Atletico Madrid in 2010. "I'm really happy with what we've done this season and perhaps we were thinking about this match a long time ago.

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"I can tell in all of the players that they want to play this match, they want to be there and I can feel this kind of happiness within the squad.

"It's an amazing show for the history of Watford and it's an amazing opportunity to show Watford to every part of the world."

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