Crystal Palace assistant coach Osian Roberts says they were happy with their young players for the preseason victory over QPR.
Against the Hoops, who Palace beat 3-0, Joe Whitworth kept a clean sheet over 90 minutes, aided by Noah Watson, David Boateng and Ryan Bartley.
Roberts said each of the younger players has equipped themselves well, and that the club have introduced them with a considered approach.
“The young players have done really well," he told Palace's website. “We're really pleased with that and it speaks volumes with the work that's been done by [Academy Director] Gary Issott and his youth department, and Paddy [McCarthy] and [Darren] Powelly and the boys in terms of making sure that when needed they can make that step up.
“It's a learning process for them and the only way they can really adapt is when you expose them to this type of environment. Of course, at the same time, it's not sink or swim. You have to put them in that environment and challenge them but you have to support them at the same time.
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