Crystal Palace boss Vieira: We need better from others beyond Zaha

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4 Mar 2023 • 10:07 PM MYT
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Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira concedes they can be over-reliant on Wilfried Zaha.

Zaha is back for today's clash with Aston Villa.

Vieira said, Of course, not having Wilfried was a miss for us, but on the other side I had some players who took responsibility, and I want the other players to take the same kind of responsibility even when Wilfried is here.

Yes, he's an important player for us, but it's not just about him it's about how we can perform as a team, and of course if we perform well, Wilfried with his quality will score those goals, so I count on him as much as I count on all the players around him.

I think at every club you have players who are quite important. If you're talking about Manchester City, Kevin De Bruyne is important to the way they want to play. Wilfried is important for us as a player.

He has experience, he can score goals, he is a leader of the group, but at the same time you need those players around [him] with the quality that we have to perform at the level we know that they can do, and they need to do it week after week. I expect more from some players in the squad to perform at a better level."