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Zola impressed with debutants

Published: 07 Feb 2010 - 10:41:19

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West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola took heart from the performance of his three debutant strikers following the 2-1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor.Substitute Ilan scored on his first appearance for the club just four minutes after replacing Mark Noble.And fellow new-boys Benni McCarthy and Mido also impressed, although the former was withdrawn at half-time with a knee injury.Zola said: "I thought Benni tried very hard and had an opportunity then he had a problem with his knee."I thought Mido was excellent and Ilan also came on and scored so that is encouraging."