Andre Ayew reveals how Slaven Bilic orchestrated West Ham's memorable victory over Spurs

Andre Ayew has revealed half-time pep talk revitalized West Ham in their comeback 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

The Hammers turned on the heat in style after going down 2-0 at half time at Wembley.

Ghana international Andre Ayew scored twice, before Angel Ogbonna nodded home the winning goal, taking West Ham into the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup.

And the 27-year-old has revealed the reason behind the turnaround.

Ayew said to ?Mirror: "We stayed confident. We were down, but the coach had the words", all but confirming Slaven Bilic's pivotal role in orchestrating such a memorable victory for the Hammers.

Bilic stated: "We knew if we scored early in the second half we’d have a chance. I want to congratulate the whole team, it’s a massive win."

“I told them at half-time we were not doing a lot wrong in the first half. I told them to calm down and use the ball better."

"It can give us a lot of confidence, but only to do the same in training, to do the same on Friday, on Saturday.

"We have to use this opportunity to work hard. We have two days before Palace, it's not ideal but the win gives you energy, gives you freshness. Now tomorrow at the training ground nobody is going to feel tired from the impact of our result, from beating them."

"Other than Brighton, we improved a lot in the last six games," Bilic said. "This should be the standard for us in terms of closing down, in terms of sacrificing for the team. Some games we may lose, but I am quite positive we are improving."

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