Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: Players failing to show they can win without Zaha

Football
14 Feb 2021 • 7:57 AM MYT
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Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson fears they've become too reliant on Wilfried Zaha.

Hodgson admits Palace are in big trouble if they can't beat teams without Zaha.

Speaking after Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Burnley, he said: “It shouldn't be of any major consequence to the players, it's up to them to give the performance that they know they can give and bring out the best of their play.

“But if that is the case and the players are seriously believing that the only way we can win is with Wilf, the club's in big trouble because he's 28, 29 years of age and he can't play until he's 40.

"I was hoping we would see one or two outstanding individual performances like we have seen from Wilfried Zaha so often over the years.

“Here is the chance to put the criticism to bed that we need Wilfried Zaha in our attack and once again we failed."