Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace
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#PLStories- Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse loves crowd banter and Zaha rivalry #SAINTSFC #CRYFC

December 22, 2021
RUN-INS with the likes of Wilfried Zaha are “all part of the game” says James Ward-Prowse, who insists he loves getting banter from the opposition supporters. The 27-year-old England international was on the receiving end of choruses of jeers and boos at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, but struck back in the finest possible way. Ward-Prowse planted an inch-perfect free-kick past former international teammate Jack Butland to equalise for Saints after Zaha had put the home side ahead. And it was a welcomed intervention, with it seeming as though former friend and foe Zaha was going to have the last laugh over his Saints rival. The two have come to blows in meetings between the teams before, including Zaha getting himself two consecutive yellow cards at St Mary’s, in January 2019, for an inflamed reaction to Ward-Prowse and the referee. The ex-Manchester United man also seemingly poked Saints’ skipper in the eye a year later but escaped punishment. “No it’s great, it’s all part of the game (the crowd getting on his back),” Ward-Prowse told the Daily Echo. “Me and Wilfried Zaha know each other from the England under-21s and have had a few run-ins in games but that’s all part of it. “All the crowd banter and things like that is great, it’s what makes it fun for me and it’s great to play in that sort of atmosphere, it gives it more of an edge and it’s enjoyable.” Ward-Prowse was critisiced by some after the January 2019 incident for celebrating the referee’s decision to dish out the red card to Palace key-man Zaha.
patrick vieira manager
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#PLStories- Ralph Hasenhuttl assesses Crystal Palace under Premier League legend Vieira #SAINTSFC #CPFC

December 14, 2021
SAINTS boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has given a positive assessment of Crystal Palace under new head coach Patrick Vieira but insists their style of play “can also be an advantage”. Premier League legend Vieira has taken his first managerial job in the spotlight after spells with New York City and Nice, replacing the experienced Roy Hodgson. The former Arsenal invincible has had a decent start to life in London, too, converting the club’s style of play from a rigid, robust and defensive one, to an open, expansive and attacking one. He was allowed to invest heavily during the transfer window and his signings have begun to pay off already, tenfold when you consider the performances of promising English midfielder Conor Gallagher who is on loan from Chelsea. Despite failing to win any of their first four this campaign, they have since picked up convincing clean-sheet wins over Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and welcome Saints to Selhurst Park off the back of a 3-1 victory there at the weekend, over Everton. Assessing his counterpart’s outfit before the visit on Wednesday, Hasenhuttl said: “After a tough start where they had a few issues, they were finding each other very quickly. “It’s always tough for a new manager with pre-season to bring your way of playing football in the Premier League. “But it looks more and more that the quality in every position is very flexible with every gameplan, this gives a very competitive team and is the reason why they have had some good results. “They have also dropped a few points from winning positions which is sometimes our problem, but in total it’s an opponent who is strong.” And on their attacking style of play, Hasenhuttl thinks he can spot a way for Saints to exploit it: “This can be also an advantage as sometimes you get more space for the counterattack, but you have to say also that their reverse gear is becoming also better. “It was definitely a very good performance that they shown yesterday, we have to go there and not be surprised if it is a tough game to play.”
Sean Dyche Burnley
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#PLStories- Burnley boss Sean Dyche disappointed not to win Crystal Palace thriller at death #BURNLEYFC #CPFC

November 23, 2021
SEAN Dyche praised his side’s second-half display against Crystal Palace after Maxwel Cornet’s volley earned his team a point in a 3-3 draw at Turf Moor. It could have been even better for the Clarets as well, but Matej Vydra’s late effort was saved. Dyche said: “We didn’t start well, but in the second half it was a different story. We were a lot braver in our performance. “To go in at 3-2 we could be disappointed but we came out in the second half, scored a fantastic goal and Vyds has a golden moment at the end, their keeper makes a fantastic save to be fair.” Patrick Vieira could only chuckle at what he called a “crazy good game” after his Palace side took a point. Palace led, then trailed, then led again a five-goal first half, but Cornet levelled with a stunning volley. It was a result that pleased both managers. Burnley remain in the bottom three but have put their early-season woes behind them to pick up points consistently - the only defeat in their last seven league games coming away to Manchester City - while Palace are unbeaten in seven. Few would have arrived at Turf Moor expecting a goal-fest but that is what they got - Christian Benteke scored twice, either side of headers from Ben Mee and Chris Wood for Burnley, before Marc Guehi gave Palace a half-time lead. “It was a crazy good game,” Vieira said. “Both teams maybe brought a different philosophy to the game but both tried to win it. I think for the neutral it was a good game to watch. “At the end there is a good feeling because of the save, that was the biggest chance they created in the second half and it was an important save from Vince to allow us to go back to London with a point. “I was a little bit disappointed with how we managed the game but that’s just showing the team needs to grow. There is a maturity we didn’t have today to really manage the game better.” Palace led just eight minutes in as Joachim Andersen teed up Benteke for his first, but after Conor Gallagher missed a chance to double the advantage, Burnley hit back. Dyche had identified set-pieces as a potential Palace weakness and Burnley duly exploited them - Mee headed in from Ashley Westwood’s corner to level, then James Tarkowski headed Dwight McNeil’s free-kick across goal for Wood to nod in his 50th Premier League goal. But having taken the lead, Burnley let it slip just as quickly - Gallagher played in Benteke who fired home an equaliser and Guehi lashed home on the rebound just before the break when Nick Pope had denied Andersen. Burnley were much brighter after the break, inspired by Cornet’s volley as they had a number of chances to win it However, Dyche was unhappy with referee Simon Hooper. There was a shout for a Palace red card when Wood, through on goal, went down under a challenge from Andersen in the second half, while Dyche was also unhappy to see Tarkowski booked in a tangle with Wilfried Zaha - ruling him out of next week’s match against Tottenham. “I’m all for allowing some of these soft things, it’s trying to find the balance, but that’s bizarre,” Dyche said of the challenge on Wood. “He’s got two hands around his chest. Whoever’s looking at that, I’ve no clue how they’ve not given it. “The other one is Tarks getting booked when he’s trying to stop the trouble...He had a quiet game today, the referee wasn’t clear-minded. Another day you might get them.”