West Ham United's board expect manager Gianfranco Zola not to resign after their defeat to Stoke City.
Zola is unlikely to face the sack until the end of the season at least as co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan feel the timing is not right to replace the man at the helm despite the dreadful run of results.
Sullivan said last night: "Mr Zola has gone to Sardinia. He's given the players three days off to freshen up for the Everton game, they are back training on Wednesday.
"The Board will be most surprised if he isn't coaching the team this week. We had a very amicable meeting with him after the match on Saturday and he indicated nothing to the contrary."