West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola not averse to having a little more time at home

Gianfranco Zola took extra time off from working with his West Ham flops - to film an advert urging parents to spend more time with their children. The under-fire Upton Park boss escaped to Sardinia for a three-daybreak following West Ham's sixth consecutive defeat, against Stoke, onSaturday. Zola recorded a TV commercial entitled 'Play your mostbeautiful match with your children.'Zola, 43, is still idolised on his native island, and made the adfor Sardinia's equal opportunities commission to encourage dads to bebetter parents. There's no place like home: Zola has taken a three-day break in Sardinia Filming took place at the Is Arenas di Quartu Sant'Elena stadium in the island's capital Cagliari. Zola is expected to carry on as West Ham manager after talks with owners David Sullivan and David Gold. Striker Carlton Cole offered Zola support yesterday saying: 'Everytime I go onto the field I never want to let him down, and no otherplayer in the squad wants to do that either.' Des Kelly: Going drown. it's Admiral Sullivan and his sinking shipMartin Samuel: Sullivan missed his cue to axe under-fire Zola, and he knows it'I'll fight to keep West Ham up' - Under-fire Zola battles on for survivalWEST HAM UNITED FC

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