Source: Eurosport
Zola eyeing European place
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has spoken of his motivation to lead the club into the Europa League in his debut season at Upton Park.
A goal from Diego Tristan after 32 minutes sealed a hard-earned 1-0 victory against Stoke.
With Fulham losing to Chelsea, the Hammers moved to seventh place in the
table with this win.
Zola said: "We have never lost focus that we could get into Europe and it remains a possibility. We will try hard until the end. I know the players are very determined to achieve this.
"I know some teams do not want Europe because of the number of games there are. But we have so many young players that to be in Europe would be a big thing for them. They would improve very much.
"To be honest I am quite surprised to be in this position. I was dreaming of doing a good job but I was not expecting to be pushing for Europe. It is going well."
