West Ham 0 Portsmouth 0: Zola keeps up 大打撃を与えるs traditions but gets no rewards

West Ham boss has had a いっそう少なく than impressive start to his 統治する at Upton Park

The spirit of adventure is 支援する at Upton Park but the unpalatable truth for the West Ham faithful is that it is in danger of 主要な them 支援する to the 選手権.

At half-time of a technically proficient but いっそう少なく than gripping match, West Ham 経営者／支配人 Gianfranco Zola told his team to 注ぐ 今後 in search of their first Barclays 首相 League 勝利，勝つ since September.

His players took him at his word but, a brilliant Craig Bellamy 解放する／自由な-kick which thudded against the crossbar apart, they created little.

And had it not been for the excellence of keeper Robert Green ― mysteriously overlooked by England coach Fabio Capello once more ― even one point would have 証明するd beyond them.

Zola said: ‘When you want to 勝利，勝つ and you go 今後, いつかs you 譲歩する something.

'We knew what might happen.

'We took a 危険. We 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 勝利，勝つ the game but we could have lost it.’

Three times Green 否定するd the returning Jermain Defoe as he galloped away from West Ham’s central defenders through agility, 予期 and bravery.

If the watching Capello will not 選ぶ him after this 陳列する，発揮する, Green’s international 未来 appears to be a しん気楼.

So, too, West Ham’s renaissance under Zola.

The passing and movement is pleasing on the 注目する，もくろむ but where are the strong minds who will grind out results?

Alan Curbishley’s reig n may not have 固執するd to West Ham’s footballing traditions of artistry and beauty, but it 獲得するd points ― six from the 開始 three games of the season before he 出発／死d in 早期に September.?

They have collected just eight more since.

Consider that West Ham’s next six games 含む visits to Sunderland, Liverpoo l, Chelsea and Portsmouth 同様に as home games against Tottenham and Aston 郊外住宅 and Christmas may be a time of all-too-familiar foreboding in the East End.

The 不確定 over Portsmouth’s 未来 centres on January’s 移転 window.

Boss Tony Adams is not keen on 熟視する／熟考するing the 出発 of Defoe.He said: ‘There will be big clubs trying to get him in January.

'But 手渡すs off because he’s 地雷 and he’s going to keep me in a 職業.’

WEST HAM (4-3-3): Green 8; Neill 6, Collins 5,Upson 6, Ilunga 6 (Faubert 61min, 5);Behrami 6, Parker 7(Mullins 75, 5), Collison7; Sears 6 (Etherington 46, 5), Cole 6, Bellamy 7.

PORTSMOUTH (4-4-2): James 7; Johnson 7,Kaboul 6, Distin 6, Pamarot 5; Bouba Diop 6,Davis 6, Diarra 5 (Traore 19, 6), Belhadj 5;Defoe 7, Crouch 5 (Kanu 75, 5).

調書をとる／予約するd: Pamarot.

Man of the match: Robert Green.

審判（をする）: ツバメ Atkinson.