Watford defender Kiko Femenia believes that confidence is the best thing that Nigel Pearson has brought to the club.

The Hornets are on their third manager this season, with Pearson being the only one who has gotten consistent results and performances out of the players.

And Femenia believes that it is mostly about Pearson instilling confidence in everyone in the squad, which helped elevate their levels.

Watford are still locked in a battle to stay up this season.

Asked if there has been an improvement since Pearson arrived, Femenia told reporters: "Yes I think so. The results prove it.

"He has given this extra confidence to the group. He has helped us believe in ourselves and in our teammates.

"We have played some very good matches since he arrived.

"He has instilled new ideas and we have adapted well to them.

"Now we have that extra confidence we needed. I think at that time very few people believed in us but now it's just down to us – we have nine games to finish off the season and reach our objective which is staying in the Premier League."