Watford defender Christian Kabasele believes they have opposition teams now running scared.
Victory over Chelsea would have cemented their best-ever start to a top-flight season, but even after their defeat, Kabasele insists they can be proud of their progress.
"There's a lot of respect from outside the club now," said Kabasele. "We've played very well in the last few games, and the teams are afraid to play against us.
"We're not an easy team to play, and it's good for the club and everybody involved. We need to keep going and working every day to keep this fear in our opponents.
"That fear isn't there any more for us, because we've had a lot of good results since the start of the season.
"We've drawn with Liverpool, beaten Arsenal, and we had nothing to lose here. I don't know how much possession we had, but we kept the ball a lot and that showed that we can play free of mind here."