Slaven Bilic has declared that there is more to West Ham United than Dimitri Payet, ahead of his side’s Premier League fixture with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Payet has been the star performer for the Hammers in the present campaign, since joining the club from Marseille in the summer.




The attacking midfielder managed to score five goals and provide three assists in 12 Premier League appearances before picking up an ankle injury during the 1-1 draw with Everton before the international break.

As a result, Payet will be sidelined for up to three weeks; and Bilic admitted that his side will surely miss the services of the Frenchman.
 


However, the manager explained that West Ham will do their best to cover for the absence of Payet and hence urged other players to step up during the 28-year-old’s spell on the sidelines.

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"On one hand, West Ham is not only about Payet but he is our best player and is the most important, especially when we have the ball", Bilic said at a press conference.

"We are going to miss him, definitely, and it's a big loss for us. It was a very bad tackle from the Everton player.

"We are going to miss him, but we are not going to play with ten players. We are going to see how we're going to look without him.

"We are not only about Payet. We have a lot of quality players and those who play will have to step up and do more for us."

West Ham are currently sixth in the Premier League table with 21 points from 12 matches.