Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has highlighted his backroom team ahead of tonight's clash with Leeds United.
Hodgson was addressing the fact his side played six times in both December and January and was asked to comment on the strain that places on the quality of coaching and preparation.
He explained that, while he has experienced more congested schedules with clubs competing in Europe, his staff have stepped up to the challenge, praising analysts Rob Weaver and Tom Johnson in particular.
The manager told Palace's website: "Our two analysts, Rob and Tom, are quite incredible. They work literally non-stop – I never see them without their head in front of a computer screen, preparing the next game or doing post-match analysis from the game before.
"It's quite incredible, the work they do, but they seem to be quite used to it by now; it doesn't seem to faze them. Certainly the fact we had a lot of games one after the other hasn't affected, in my opinion, the quality of the information we can put in front of the players – the video information and tactical information going in to the next game.
"We're dealing with it very well but those two guys in particular deserve an enormous pat on the back for the work they're doing."
