Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores feels his players aren't fit enough.

Victory in the Carabao Cup over Swansea City went a small way towards making amends for Saturday's 8-0 drubbing at Manchester City, but Sanchez Flores knows there is work to be done to turn around their poor start to the season.

"We are really far from where we want," he said. "Players are playing well and trying to give their best.

"Sometimes we make mistakes but we need to be more compact, to talk more and reduce the space between the lines.

"We need a mini pre-season to prepare the team. We are trying to change things during the season and it's so tough.

"I don't think we have a problem with the forwards. Against Arsenal and Swansea we showed we can play well when playing in the last part of the pitch.

"We circulate the ball well, we open the match and we switch sides. The problem is we concede goals. I'm not used to it. We are conceding a lot."