Zola blasts underperforming West Ham but forecasts 'thunder' for Fulham

30 September 2009 16:07
Gianfranco Zola has warned Fulham they will face 'thunder' from West Ham when the two sides meet on Sunday. West Ham have picked up only four points from six Premier League games so far and sit third from bottom in the Premier League table. The little Italian is not happy with his side's poor start to the season and has demanded more from his players - andhimself - starting with a storming win against Fulham at Upton Park. 'We are preparing for a cup final on Sunday so everybody will be producing the best thunder they can give, including myself,' said Zola. 'We have one week to prepare and starting on Sunday, we will be different. I am angry with myself, my team and with everybody right now. Not everyone, including myself, is doing what he is capable of. It's as simple as that. 'So I'm not pleased, first of all with myself. I'm the first one I have to concern myself with.' 'I see these players train and the way they train is absolutely fantastic,' he said. 'But we need to take that on to the pitch as a team - not as individuals. Zola has also insisted that his side will climb away from the relegation zone and out of trouble - as soon as the side starts working hard and believing in its true potential. He said: 'Of course we are much better than our position suggests, but at the moment we haven't been able to show it. 'Unless we do more than we are doing, it won't be good enough. I know the potential of these players and I've no doubts that we will soon come back to the position we deserve. But for the moment, it's not good enough. 'So from everybody, and I put myself first, we need to ask much more from ourselves.'

Source: Daily_Mail