Source: SKY_Sports
Zola unafraid of tough calls
Gianfranco Zola insists that he will not be afraid to make tough decisions when it comes to his players' futures at the end of the season.
The West Ham manager has guided the club to ninth in the table and, although European football is now out of the question, there has still been plenty to shout about at Upton Park this season.
However, the most difficult part of the job, where players' futures are on the line, is approaching and the Italian knows the importance of the next few months.
The former Chelsea forward is yet to decide who has done enough to warrant a new deal but he is confident his side will begin next season in better shape.
"I have a rough idea but it is too early to say and things might
go in one way or another," he told the club's official website.
"Even without anybody, I am sure that the team will be better and don't forget that we will have (Dean) Ashton back and that will be a big thing for us. Plus all the players will be better next season.
"Obviously the club pays me for those moments and I have to take the decision and I will do that with the interest of the club to take the club forward.
"When the moment comes I will make it.
"It is no problem to make the decision. I am motivated by the fact that I want to make the team and club better and I will take the decisions bearing that in mind.
"I will be all right, I know it is part of the job."
Meanwhile Zola confirmed that 19-year-old striker Freddie Sears
is likely to go out on loan next term after 15 of his 21 appearances came from the bench this season.
"He has worked hard here, but has not been playing enough, sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes a full game, he added.
"Probably he never got what he wanted. He has improved as a
player but he needs to play regularly.
"Unfortunately here it is difficult for him. Next season he will have the possibility of going on loan and to prove himself.
"Then he will come back here as we believe that he is an important player for us in future."
