Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira is ready to introduce some new faces.
Vieira says the young Academy players who have trained with the first-team could have an opportunity to feature before the end of the season, but reiterated that his primary focus is on carrying positive results into next season.
“I always think that those last couple of games we have to use to build for next season," he said in his pre-Watford press conference. “Of course there are some young players that have been with us a couple of times this season that will get involved in the last couple of games we have.
“But I always have to put a strong team out to win football matches. Yes, I will give some opportunities to some young players, but they will have to be surrounded by some players that will allow them to perform."
The performances of his young signings, as well as Academy graduates like Tyrick Mitchell, has been a particular source of positivity for Vieira this season.
“We never talk about position at the beginning of the season," he said of the Premier League table. “We knew that we had a couple of challenges with young players coming through. I'm not going to lie to you: I'm satisfied and really happy with where we are in the table, but I'm more satisfied about the performance that we had.
“[I'm] satisfied as well with how those young players perform this season. Of course it's not finished yet, and we want to finish the league well."
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