Italian could walk after defeat to Stoke
Last updated: 27th March 2010
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Gianfranco Zola will consider his future overnight after West Ham's 1-0
defeat to Stoke. West Ham equalled an unwanted 43-year record on Saturday as
Ricardo Fuller's 69th minute strike saw the Potters inflict a sixth straight
defeat on the Hammers at Upton Park. Only a better goal difference is
keeping the East Londoners out of the drop-zone, but third bottom Hull City
- who beat Fulham to go level with Zola's side - have a game in hand on
their relegation rivals. Speculation has been rife about the Italian's
future throughout the week and the Hammers tactician has hinted he could
leave the club. "I don't want to talk about it (leaving), I'm so
disappointed about today's game - that is not in my mind now and the rest we
will see," Zola told Sky Sports. West Ham's 3-1 defeat to Wolves on Monday
saw co-owner David Sullivan describe the performance as "pathetic" and
"shambolic", but Zola thought his side's latest loss was an improvement from
the midweek result. "I think it was better than the way we played the other
day, unfortunately it wasn't enough to win the game but it was better than
the game midweek. "In the first-half we played well but in the second-half
it was a pity as Fuller's goal changed the game."
Mido replaced Benni McCarthy in the West Ham starting line-up on Saturday
and the on-loan Egyptian striker squandered the Hammers' best chance of the
match when he fluffed his lines from six yards in the 35th minute. Zola
admitted he spoke to the former Tottenham forward about the miss and gave
the 27-year-old the benefit of the doubt.
"He told me it bounced too high so he couldn't convert it and that was
unfortunate," he added.
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