'I told them': Scott Parker reveals team talk that sparked incredible West Ham comeback

Parker's half-time tactical adjustments sparked West Ham's remarkable 3-3 comeback from 3-0 down at Cardiff in his debut as Hammers manager.

Scott Parker revealed the half-time team talk that prompted West Ham's incredible turnaround in his first match as Hammers manager. The club trailed 3-0 after just 39 minutes of their Championship clash at Cardiff on Wednesday, but Parker's tactical adjustments and substitutions transformed the second half.

Divine Mukasa and Arne Engels scored either side of the hour mark, with Max Kilman adding a third in the 82nd minute to secure a 3-3 draw and cancel out Jack Moylan's first-half hat-trick. "I just helped them tactically and told them, 'OK, this is the way it needs to be now'," Parker said. "Out of possession, we needed to be more aggressive. We became more front-footed and took a few more risks."

Parker praised his players' character after two consecutive defeats. "The first half was poor in many aspects," he said. "But the biggest positive is the team we saw in the second half." West Ham sit eighth in the Championship, five points behind leaders Middlesbrough.