Gianfranco Zola is planning his West Ham squad on the best Arsene Wenger's Arsenal.
He said: "The project that Scott Duxbury and Gianluca Nani told me about was to take young players from here and from around the world and to develop them.
"That was the only reason I came here. It is the part of the job I find most enjoyable, helping players to develop with every training session."
Zola's side meet the Gunners tomorrow and he added: "The plan is to do it like Arsenal, by taking a group of young players with lots of talent and letting them grow together."