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Watford boss Ranieri: Brentford deserved to win

Watford boss Claudio Ranieri admitted his frustration after defeat to Brentford.

The Bees struck twice in the final ten minutes to win 2-1 on Friday night.

Ranieri later said: "It was unbelievable. We lost the chance to get a second goal. In the end I have to say the winners they deserved to win the game. We were too nervous tonight, I don't know why. We made three mistakes on the penalty, it's unbelievable. Sometimes we need to be more calm and understand the situation better.

"I don't know why in the second half we went too deep and had no threat. We make so many mistakes on the pass. That's football, that's the Premier League, you always have to focus 100%, and you have to be strong and ready for the battle.

"That match was important and now others are very important. I want to understand why we were so nervous in the second half. I will speak with my players tomorrow morning. I know why we have lost but also my players must understand."

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