However, a run of just two wins from their last 11 league games has raised questions over whether Flores is the right man to lead Watford to a sustained period of success in the top-flight league.
"Everyone in that changing room hopes the manager stays. He's the best manager I've worked under, he's been fantastic this season. I thought he'd be up for manager of the year," Watson told British media.
"He's been incredible for us. I don't know what's going on. If it's speculation, it's speculation, there's not much we can do about it. We've just got to get on with our jobs."
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Watford will hope to clinch their top-flight status for next season when they host relegated Aston Villa at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
