West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola says his young players are desperate to play in Europe next season.

Zola said: "We have never lost focus that we could get into Europe and it remains a possibility.

"We will try hard until the end. I know the players are very determined to achieve this. I know some teams do not want Europe because of the number of games there are.

"But we have so many young players that to be in Europe would be a big thing for them. They would improve very much.

"To be honest I am quite surprised to be in this position. I was dreaming of doing a good job but I was not expecting to be pushing for Europe. It is going well."