West Ham United host Watford this weekend.
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri has singled out West Ham United duo Dimitri Payet and Simone Zaza as the danger men ahead of his side’s visit to the Olympic Stadium, Sky Sports report.
The Hammers haven’t made the best of starts to the season, picking up just three points from a possible nine and disappointingly crashing out of the Europa League during the qualifying rounds.
Slaven Bilic’s side haven’t been helped by injuries to key players and the European Championships disrupting fitness levels, yet the squad is now looking healthier after the international break.
Payet is expected to be back while new signing Zaza is in line for his debut, and Watford boss Mazzarri has highlighted the pair as key players that his side must stop this weekend.
“Zaza, we know him very well. He’s a very, very good player. We would have preferred if he would have arrived later at West Ham. But we know Zaza, we know West Ham,” Mazzarri told Sky Sports.
“They have extremely good players. Another one is Payet. But we are very positive on what we’re doing. We are very happy with our job. Yes, they haven’t got only Zaza. They have very good players, West Ham.”
Watford have also made a slow start to the season, picking up a draw at Southampton on the opening day before suffering back-to-back home defeats to rivals Chelsea and Arsenal.
The Hornets have strengthened their squad this summer and will provide a test for West Ham, but it is ultimately a game that Slaven Bilic’s side should target for all three points.
With Payet back and Zaza providing a cutting edge up front, the West Ham supporters will be confident of a positive result and decent performance to boot.
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