The West Ham chairman would be well advised to avoid walking anywhere near ladders just at this time.
On Saturday, West Ham had looked rejuvenated for Zola's Premier League managerial debut against Newcastle. Three days later, though, and a lot of those same players looked wiped out.
Zola said he hadn't heard about the tribunal's findings and, to be realistic, what happens now is out of his control and beyond his jurisdiction.
The tribunal's verdict in favour of Sheffield United could impact, though, upon Zola in a few months' time.
Should the Hammers face a huge damages payout to Sheffield United, they could be forced to recoup some of that revenue by selling several star players during the January transfer window.
Zola said: "I didn't even know about the Tevez story. Maybe that's something that the club can answer. I don't want to use an excuse like that.
"Let me have the concerns when they happen. It's something the club are handling but when the decision is taken we'll make some considerations.
"We have to carry on working like this until January, anyway, and I'm happy to do that. When the moment comes, we'll see."
For the time being, though, Zola has other more pressing priorities, such as picking his players up before Saturday's Premier League visit to Fulham.
As perky as they were against Newcastle last weekend, they looked decidedly peeky against Watford.
David Di Michele illustrated the point perfectly. Against Newcastle he looked a handful, capping an impressive performance with two goals.
Against Watford, he looked listless and out of sorts before being substituted.
West Ham had plenty of possession but were toothless up front. Zola, who is dedicated to giving youth a chance, gave Freddie Sears a start but the 18-year-old striker came up well short up against the experienced centre-back pairing of Jay Demerit and Leigh Bromby.
Zola said: "We knew it was going to be tough. This game came at the worst moment for us but as I've said to the players, this doesn't have to change our positive attitude towards the work that we're doing.
"It would've been too easy to hope everything would come right straight away. It was impossible to be at the top tonight. We were missing some important players, too."
Zola, in fact, made five changes from his starting line-up against Newcastle.
Keeper Jan Lastuvka replaced Robert Green, Uruguayan Walter Lopez came in at left-back, Luis Boa Morte and Hayden Mullins were drafted into midfield while Sears partnered Di Michele up front.
Watford scored the crucial goal in the 70th minute, when Lastuvka came for a free-kick, missed his punch and the ball hit Mullins and rebounded into the net.
