West Ham manager Slaven Bilic praised Dimitri Payet

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has praised his 28-year old forward Dimitri Payet as the French international scored twice during West Ham's 2 – 0 win over Newcastle United.

West Ham boss said:

"He's not only a great player that is deciding games but he makes all players around him play better.

"That is the most important thing you want in a footballer; someone who is not only an individual but a team player.

"I've known him a long time and I tried to get him to Besiktas last year but it was impossible. He is the player I really wanted from the start and hoped he would come but I didn't believe it would happen."

"The victory is was small proof that we are in a good way and that we've really done well in the transfer window.

"I think we fully deserved three points. It was a big relief to get the home win. We need the fans to come to the stadium and enjoy themselves, but in the last two we lost at home we were sloppy and made bad mistakes

"But we have showed a good reaction and we need a really good season. The club are moving forward and into a new stadium. We need a good team that can defend and attack with numbers, keep the ball, and we are working on that."