Zola bemoans lack of finishing

Boss upset after side fail to put chances away

By Steve Pass   Last updated: 8th November 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Zola bemoans lack of finishing

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Gianfranco Zola bemoaned his side's lack of finishing after West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Everton.

Louis Saha gave the Toffees the lead against the run of play in the first period before Dan Gosling doubled the advantage on 64 minutes.

The Hammers pulled one back a minute later via a Tony Hibbert own goal but despite creating numerous chances, Zola's side could not force the leveller.

The defeat - coupled with Hull's last-gasp win over Stoke - puts the Hammers into the drop zone ahead of the upcoming international break.

Tried

Zola told Sky Sports: "I think they tried until the end and that is something that I have to give to them.

"We had so many chances in the second half, we didn't take them unfortunately and they had two and they scored.

"I don't know what to think about it - certainly it is something for me to think about and find solutions as soon as possible."

West Ham missed the firepower of Carlton Cole but Zola did not want to criticise Zavon Hines, despite the youngster spurning several chances.

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"He is a young player, he is doing a lot for us so I have no criticism for him, he tried until the end and that's all I was asking for."

He praised Everton's ability to frustrate his side.

"They work very hard, they just put ten players behind the ball and it was difficult for us to find the spaces.

"We did find some space, created chances but we didn't convert them - that was the difference."

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