It’s a sign of a good team if you can win when not playing at your best.

That’s exactly what Watford did on Saturday. Aside from the opening half-an-hour, where we tore Hull to shreds and could have been at least two or three nil up, we weren’t at our free-flowing best, yet we still managed to pick up the three points.

Yes, we got a bit of luck with the own goal but you make your own luck. A win is a win and you can’t quibble too much about that. It’s a sign of a good team if you can consistently pick up points without playing at your best, and arguably, that’s what we’ve done during the last three games.

The result keeps us ticking over nicely and moves us up to seventh (yes seventh!) in the Premier League. Who’d have thought we’d even be in the top half of the table at the end of October given our tough start to the season?

Walter Mazzarri is stamping his authority on this team and he is turning Watford into a solid Premier League outfit. At the moment, it’s hard not to dream about what the Hornets could achieve under the Italian’s stewardship this season.

Going back to Saturday’s game, one player who stood out for me was Nordin Amrabat. He was deservedly awarded man-of-the-match and was given a rousing reception by the Vicarage Road faithful when he was substituted.

The Moroccan was superb against Hull and he looked our most threatening player. Every time he got on the ball he looked like he was going to create something and Hull’s Sam Clucas just didn’t know how to deal with him.

His pace and power caused Hull all sorts of problems and with Daryl Janmaat coming on for the final 20 minutes, Watford looked a real threat down the right-hand side.

Some have questioned Amrabat’s final ball into the box, but I don’t necessarily agree with that criticism. While some of his crosses were too high or over-hit, there were some, where had they been attacked, Hull goalkeeper David Marshall would have had some work to do.

You have to question why Amrabat wasn’t given more of a chance by Quique Sanchez Flores, because he has been a revelation under Walter Mazzarri this season. The Moroccan has been one of the pleasant surprises this year for me.

While it was largely pleasing to pick up the three points on Saturday, there was one small gripe I had and that was our style of play in the second half. At times, I thought we were far too slow in possession and that made things easy for Hull to defend against.

I wanted us to get things forward quicker and attack with pace, as we did in the first half-an-hour, and we all saw the effect that had. Hull just couldn’t deal with us in the first 30 minutes and we were creating chance after chance.

That half-an-hour display from Watford was a joy to watch and it’s a shame we couldn’t keep our bright start up for the full 90 minutes, as things could have been a lot more comfortable than they were.

You feel there is still more to come from this Watford side and that fills me with hope and confidence.

As a result, I can’t help but feel that it’s an exciting time to be a Hornets supporter. Continue as we are and anything is possible come May.

Bradley Hayden is the founder and sole writer of @WatfordFCBlog.