Roy Hodgson rounded on Watford supporters after his decision to take off popular midfielder Imran Louza was met with dissent.
Louza was replaced by Edo Kayembe, early in the second half of a 3-2 defeat against Arsenal, an eighth successive home defeat for the relegation-haunted Hornets in the Premier League.
'Unfortunately we have taken over a team where the fans have decided long ago who their favourites are and who their favourites aren't,' said Hodgson, Watford's third boss of the season, appointed in January.
'I have got to carry on trying to pick teams to win games and not pick the team that the fans would like to see because I don't trust their judgment, unfortunately.