Posted on 30 November 2017. Tags: gianfranco zola, helicopter, herbert-chapman, similarities, since-the-club, transfer gossip
The former Napoli, Parma and Chelsea forward discusses his old team-mates, managing West Ham and a six-hour helicopter trip to try a new ice cream Gianfranco Zola still keeps an eye out for West Ham United. It is nine years since the club gave him his first management opportunity and seven since they took it away in the summer of 2010. In total he led the club through 73 Premier League games…
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Posted on 21 December 2016. Tags: chelsea, gianfranco zola, robbie-fowler, steve-clarke, super sunday
The Italian striker symbolised Chelsea’s transformation in the 1990s, and his stunning solo goal in his sixth match for the club served notice of his talent to an English game still emerging from its earlier parochialism For students of foreign football, the names in Chelsea’s team for their game against West Ham United on 21 December 1996 rolled off the tongue. Dan Petrescu at right-back, Ruud Gullit and Roberto di Matteo in midfield, Gianfranco Zola up front, Frode Grodas …
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Posted on 22 March 2015. Tags: david-gold, david-sullivan, east london, football news, gianfranco zola, opinion, sam allardyce, upton park, west ham, west ham world, westham news
Despite overseeing perhaps one of the weakest West Ham teams in recent memory, Gianfranco Zola nevertheless goes down as someone who got
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