Walter Mazzarri could break the mould at Watford and remain at Vicarage Road for the duration of his three-year contract, according to Italian football expert Tancredi Palmeri.

The Pozzos have been ruthless at Vicarage Road in recent seasons with Mazzarri becoming their eighth boss in the last four years.

Slavisa Jokanovic left the club last summer despite guiding the club to promotion from the Championship.

Quique Sanchez Flores lasted just one season even though he helped the Hornets finish 13th and took them to an FA Cup semi-final.

But Mazzarri has been handed a three-year deal as head coach and Palmeri believes the way the Pozzos have run Udinese shows they are keen to establish stability at Watford.

The beIN sports correspondent said: “I think they have spoken a lot with [Gino] Pozzo and I think it's the kind of profile Pozzo was looking for. It is a profile that in some ways can be compared to Flores with one plus that he's Italian and Pozzo knew him already.

“Even if it is still a relationship between boss and employee it is a personality Pozzo already knows pretty good. Obviously results are always the deciding factor on the future but I don’t think the three years is just to make him come [to Watford].”

Palmeri continued: “I believe Pozzo really wants to develop a three-year project. If you look at the history of Udinese you will see for many years Pozzo was like Maurizio Zamparini at Palermo or Massimo Cellino at Cagliari changing manager after manager.

"Then he found stability with two managers especially in Alberto Zaccheroni and Francesco Guidolin. He stayed with them and kept staying with them.

“It’s like someone changing his girlfriend often. Not because he is a womaniser but because he is looking for the right one but when he finds the right one he is able to stay for a long time.

"I believe Pozzo wants to develop a project because in the end we have seen at Udinese when he had the chance to do that he gave time to develop the project.

"Mazzarri in many ways as a profile fits with his hunger to succeed, his tactical preparation and the confidence he gathered during his career.”