Deeney: West Ham tried to 'mug us off'

Watford produced a remarkable comeback to beat West Ham 4-2 after being 2-0 down and Deeney put the performance down to the desire not to be humiliated by the Hammers.

West Ham's second goal came after Michail Antonio scored thanks to a rabona cross from Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini also tried to score himself with a rabona.

As a player I thought they were trying to mug us off a little bit,' Deeney told BBC Radio 5 live.

"You can appreciate good skill and that was great skill for the second goal, but as a professional you cannot allow someone to do that to you.

"You see that in the playground with six and seven-year-olds and we are grown men.

"There were some harsh words said to each other and everyone had that fire in their belly again.

"We all dug in and started to lay a bit of a hand on them and before you know it we were getting more chances and we got two goals before half-time.

"I thought we were the only team who were going to win it in the second half".

Deeney himself was praised by his manager for his exemplary attitude.

"Troy Deeney showed that he completely understands my mentality that players must always believe they can win until the referee blows the final whistle, but he had that mentality even before my arrival," Mazzarri said.

"He has helped the whole team with his confidence and I think the whole team approached the game, especially after the first two goals, with the right mentality".