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West Ham move was a 'huge mistake' for Simone Zaza as his father blames British weather and Slaven Bilic for son's miserable London Stadium stay

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The father of Simone Zaza admits his son made a massive mistake by joining West Ham last summer, blaming the British weather and Slaven Bilic's tactics for the striker's miserable stay.

The Italian international joined the Hammers last summer on a season-long loan from Juventus following Euro 2016, where he found infamy for his awful penalty miss against Germany in the quarter-finals.

His fortunes in London were no better, as he played 11 times in all competitions under Bilic, failing to register a single goal before his short-term deal was terminated in January 2017.