Watford boss Walter Mazzarri ignores speculation as he looks to the future: 'There were some positives at Chelsea'

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Walter Mazzarri was looking to the future with Watford despite ongoing reports his position remains precarious.

The 55-year-old Italian was upbeat despite the 4-3 defeat at Premier League champions Chelsea on Monday night.

'There were some positives and some not so, but it was a good game and we are still evaluating for next season,' Mazzarri said on watfordfc.com.

Walter Mazzarri was looking to the future with Watford despite uncertainty over his future 

There has long been speculation over the 55-year-old Italian's future at Vicarage Road 

'When a manager loses a game like this they say he's unlucky.'

The Hornets scored away from home in the league for the first time since January in the win at Arsenal, but Chelsea triumphed as Cesc Fabregas scored two minutes from time.

Sebastian Prodl was sent off for two bookable offences as Watford lost their composure towards the end.

Quique Sanchez Flores left Watford last summer and Slavisa Jokanovic departed a year earlier, despite leading Watford into the Premier League. There has long been speculation over Mazzarri's future.

Sebastian Prodl was sent off for two bookable offences as Watford lost at Chelsea on Monday 

Next season will be Watford's third successive campaign in the top flight and Mazzarri is pleased as survival came despite challenges.

'The most positive thing is that we had 40 points with six games remaining and many injuries,' he said.

'We have four defenders injured and we still played how we did (at Chelsea).'