As Leicester City prepare to pick up their 2019/20 Premier League campaign at Watford on Saturday (12:30pm kick-off), LCFC.com takes a closer look at Nigel Pearson's side. Nigel Pearson has thanked Watford fans for their support after he was sacked as Hornets manager with just two games left to play this season. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A "frank exchange of views" between Nigel Pearson and Watford owner Gino Pozzo after Friday's defeat to West Ham was the catalyst that led to the head coach's sacking.Concerns over team selection, substitutions and the team's performances since the Premier League returned to action had already eaten away at relations between Pearson and Pozzo, along with his technical director Filippo Giraldi.It is understood Pearson still maintained support among a group of players in the Watford dressing room.However, despite breathing life into Watford's troubled season - they were bottom of the league, with just one win from 15 games when he arrived - some players were less supportive.The owners held serious reservations in particular about their team's first-half performances, with Watford failing to score the first goal in all seven games since lockdown.However, Sunday morning's conversation between head coach and owner appears to have accelerated plans for Pearson and his number two, Craig Shakespeare, to leave the club at the end of the season when their contracts run out.Watford, who are three points clear of the relegation places, are in no rush to find a new permanent successor to Pearson, who was their third boss of the campaign following on from Javi Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores.Hayden Mullins and Graham Stack will take charge of Watford's final two games.The club will take a more considered view after the final two games when they know which league they will be competing in.Watford are one place and three points above the relegation zone with two games left to play.They will host Manchester City on Tuesday, live on Pearson posted a message on Twitter saying how thankful he was for all the support he has received since his dismissal.He said: "I've been overwhelmed by well-wishes I have received from Watford supporters and the football community. It's their fourth manager this year, and that suggests they've never been happy. That's how they do it. A "frank exchange of views" between Nigel Pearson and Watford owner Gino Pozzo after Friday's defeat to West Ham was the catalyst that led to the head coach's sacking. The pressure is well and truly on. "They are a club that decide to sack managers. The Hornets announced on Sunday that Pearson had left … Nigel Pearson has broken his public silence since being abruptly sacked as Watford manager with just two games remaining this season. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A huge payday for sacked Watford boss Nigel Pearson has been added to the huge list of factors riding on the Hornet's final-day clash with Arsenal. Initially Pearson's 4-3-3 set-up, utilising the previously overlooked young danger-man Ismaila Sarr, looked inspired.However, once the honeymoon period was over, an unbalanced defence did little to help, nor an ACL injury ending Gerard Deulofeu's season during their best performance of the campaign, stunning Liverpool 3-0 in February.Under Pearson, Watford have picked up 1.5 points per game with the Spanish winger in the team, barely half that without.An inability to affect a game became another growing criticism of the manager from fans. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "Although not able to finish the task I was brought in to achieve, I wish Watford all the best for their final two games.And they have acted by axing Pearson just eight months after appointing him.SunSport understands the decision has not gone down well with the Hornets squad, who were informed of the news before training this afternoon.His assistant Craig Shakespeare has also been sacked.Hayden Mullins and Graham Stack will take charge for final two games of the campaign.Deeney and other stars were furious on Sunday when they turned up for training to discover boss Nigel Pearson had been sacked with two Premier League games to go.It is understood Mullins called a meeting with the 32-year-old on Sunday and told him how key he was to keeping the club up — asking him to be Watford’s Mr Motivator for the crunch pair of games.However, it is understood Watford are close to naming a permanent replacement.The Vicarage Road outfit were bottom of the league but he has led them rise up the table before a miserable run of results dragged them right back into trouble.The defeat against fellow strugglers West Ham helped the Hammers open up a three-point margin over the Hornets.The clash was a crunch one for Pearson and his side in their fight for survival with their final two games coming against Manchester City at home and an away trip to Arsenal.Watford sit three points above Bournemouth and Aston Villa in the drop zone. Watford to appoint former Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Vladimir Ivic as Nigel Pearson’s replacement Watford sacked Nigel Pearson and went on to suffer relegation from top flight The Hornets are going to appoint Vladimir Ivic on a two-year contract Serbian left his role as manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv at the end of the season By […]