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Puel wary of Payet attention
- Updated: September 23, 2016
Claude Puel says Southampton cannot afford to focus too much on keeping West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet quiet this weekend.
France international Payet scored a 25-yard free-kick in injury time to see off the challenge of Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.
Accrington manager John Coleman felt Payet’s set-piece ability makes him just as dangerous from a dead ball around the box as he would be from the penalty spot, while Hammers boss Slaven Bilic says the Frenchman reminds him of the way former England captain and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham would net such crucial goals.
Puel, though, believes concentrating on delivering their own performance will be key if Southampton are to record what would be a fourth consecutive win in all competitions.
“It (a free-kick from Payet) would be a good opportunity for them, and …
