Christian Kabasele is confident Watford can avoid a relegation battle this season.

The defender insists comments, both negative and positive, from outside the club will do little to influence the Watford squads' focus.

“It was a very good win at Burnley and good to score three goals. Everybody knows it is a tough place to go," he said. “We need to build on this because at the moment it is two games. We need to keep this attitude.

“We don't think about what people think and what pundits say. The last three years we have been picked as a relegated team, but we do not think about this.

“We know the quality we have, and we work hard and show the right mentality. If we do that we can be safe by January or February.

“We need to keep going and let people say what they want to say."