Boos ringing around a half-empty Goodison Park is not what Rafa Benitez wanted to hear in his fifth match in the stadium as Everton manager.
In fact, estimating that even 50% of Blues fans had elected to stay in their seats beyond Watford's fourth goal is ambitious, never mind their crushing fifth in added time.
Those who were still in their seats by the time the final whistle sounded out greeted it with a sustained chorus of discontent, lasting until the players had all exited down the tunnel.
It was a truly horrendous collapse at the end of the match, and those fans wanted the players to know exactly how they felt about the situation.
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Hearing boos might have strangely been something Benitez might have expected when he took over from Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.
After all, he will have been fully aware that he wasn't the most popular appointment available, amidst the muddy waters that became the latest managerial search.
That perhaps translates well into his latest press conference, as he was asked about the atmosphere at full time last Saturday and questioned whether he felt an increased amount of pressure.
The Everton boss remarked: "Yeah football is very emotional, so you can understand the frustration.
"I was really disappointed after the game so I think you can understand the frustration of the fans. My job is to analyse what's going on and we try to find the solutions.
"We are working on that and it's just part of the job. After so many years, I'm used to it."
Benitez is not the first manager who has had to put up with boos at Goodison. He might well be the last, however, if the club moves to its new Bramley-Moore Dock home during his tenure.
But viewing the pressure from supporters in the way that he is again shows a maturity and professionalism that must have tempted the Blues' hierarchy to him in the first place.
Dealing with supporters less-than-enthused by his arrival isn't even anything new to the Spaniard himself.
His short spell at Chelsea was littered with banners and chants from his own fans questioning the decision to hire him - as they were the side Liverpool had chosen to have a rivalry with back then.
But Benitez never let that bother him. He went about the task at hand to the best of his abilities and secured a Europa League trophy at the end of that particular campaign.
This time around, things are a little different.
Boos were not directed at the manager last weekend, instead they were a direct result of the insipid display shown by many players on the pitch.
Benitez's decision to replace Anthony Gordon with Richarlison was given a loud chorus of discontent, but that is likely the only choice from the boss that has so vigorously come under question by supporters in his five Goodison matches so far.
The manager shares the general disappointment of fans, and he knows that things like this happen in football.
Everton's latest match was a real low point in terms of performances that supporters have experienced since they have been allowed in stadiums on a regular basis once more.
When they don't see what they expect from their players on the pitch, they are going to voice their opinions on that.
Benitez didn't try to argue with that fact. Instead, he understands what fans are thinking and he is working on making sure that cannot happen again.
Some suggested that the honeymoon period was over at the weekend, with the atmosphere at the full time whistle against Watford proving it.
Perhaps, though, Benitez never really had one in the first place. His view hasn't changed at any point over the task at hand, but the late collapse perhaps brought his work into stark context.
He is "used to it" by this point. He knows it's part of his job.
It's a good thing that Benitez won't be put off by boos, but it's even better that he acknowledges the reasons behind them after a match as well.
