Gus Poyet is backing former Chelsea teammate Gianfranco Zola to drag West Ham United away from relegation trouble.
Poyet told the London Evening Standard: "They won't have any relegation worries this season,' he said. 'If I had any doubts, Franco took that away the other day when I saw him.
"You can see the players are working fantastically well and are sharing in his optimism. He is a perfectionist.
"I'm sure he will repeat what he did last year. He got off to a slow start when he took over West Ham last season but by the end they were in the top half of the table and challenging for Europe."
