West Ham United boss
Gianfranco Zola refused to
condemn his players after defeat to Stoke
City.
Zola is convinced they deserved something from the game and
remarked: "Well it's frustrating for us to come out with no points
because when they scored the second goal it looked like we were
going to win that game. It's tough for me to comment on that.
"It's tough for me to have a go at the players as I think they
gave everything. It is encouraging that if we play like that it
will be a different story soon - that is all I can say about
that."