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.
Sean 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.
Patrick Viera said: “It was a crazy good game. 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.”
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.
Sean Dyche said: “I’m all for allowing some of these soft things, it’s trying to find the balance, but that’s bizarre. 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.”
