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Troy Deeney "very disappointed" with Watford display

Watford captain Troy Deeney slams his side's performance during their 2-0 defeat to Burnley, claiming that they were "bullied" by the hosts at Turf Moor.

Watford captain Troy Deeney has admitted that his side were "bullied" by Burnley during their 2-0 defeat at Turf Moor this evening.

The Hornets went into the match looking to win three Premier League games in a row for just the second time ever, but goals from Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane saw the hosts emerge victorious.

Having beaten West Ham United and Manchester United in their previous two outings, Deeney demanded that his teammates take responsibility for failing to live up to their recent performances.

"Poor. I'll have to watch my words or I'll get in trouble. We got bullied to a man, Burnley stuck to their gameplan, fair play to them. We lost 2-0 on TV, we got run over and both goals could have been avoided. I'm very disappointed. You set high standards and if you don't match them people will ask questions," he told reporters.

"It was not good enough, I cannot say anything other than that, we got bullied to a man all over the pitch. Burnley set up and we couldn't handle it, they won every first and second ball, they were dogged and I don't mean that in a negative way. It is not the first time we have conceded from a corner, questions need to be asked, people need to be held accountable.

"People need to take responsibility – look at Michael Keane, he just come through and said 'that is my ball, I'm going to head it', he wanted more than the other boys involved. We played right into their hands, I don't know what more to say, we got bullied. We played so well against Manchester United recently but it never really looked like it was going to happen. We have to try to make sure the fans have more Manchester United weekends then Burnley away weekends."

Watford, who remain 11th in the Premier League table, will look to return to winning ways against Bournemouth on Saturday.

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