When we start spending 35million pounds on a striker I'll start complaining about style, how about that? You want uneven resources and then to whine about how teams counter it?
There's nothing wrong with defending as long you're competent on the ball and can create once you have it. That's the difference between defending by the skin of your teeth, a la Fat Sam.
As is, this was hardly a full strength attacking unit.
Payet is quite the player though. Not sure how he ended up at West Ham of all places.