Zola will not walk away from West Ham

The Hammers are struggling int he relegation zone and face Arsenal at Upton Park on Saturday.

Zola said: “I want to see this job through. I don’t give up. I know that as a manager I will get better if I work in this situation.

“I won’t leave with things like they are because I am determined to change things.

“We dealt well with the problems last season and the reason was because we focused on the pitch and worked on the pitch.

“That made things easier for everybody. If we play well, who knows? Maybe a millionaire will come in and buy us! Last year we got through and we can do the same again.

“There is no doubt you become a better manager when you have to face these things. It is a challenge for me. I am being put in situations I have never faced in my life and situations I might not like.

“But it is a test and, trust me, the determination is there.”