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Payet defends rabona
- Updated: September 14, 2016
West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet has defended his audacious rabona assist against Watford.
The French midfielder expertly set Michail Antonio up with the trick to hand West Ham a two-goal lead at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
The Hornets, however, produced a remarkable comeback to win the match 4-2 and Watford captain Troy Deeney claimed his side were spurred on the belief that West Ham were trying to “mug” the visitors off.
Payet has defended his decision to use rabona, claiming it was “instinctive” rather than an attempt to undermine Watford.
“It was something …
