A Goal from Wilfried Zaha slotted past Stoke City keeper
Jakob Haugaard gave Palace a one nil victory that sees Palace advance into the
fourth round. Plenty of opportunities came Palace’s way as they controlled the
game throughout taking control and keeping stoke City at bay. Palace with
Chemakh and Zaha and Campbell up front.
In a game which seemed to pass in a
flash Selhurst maintained a buoyant atmosphere that seemed to sway although the
crowd was down by six or seven thousand on a premier league crowd and therefore
totally different in emotional balance. A great sense of achievement can be
taken by palace in the strides they have taken in the last five years to bounce
back from administration shows the power of Palace to dispel the myth of poor
play allowing the eagles to continue their ascent to the top. A place in the
fifth round ample reward for supporting the club through difficult times.
Stability in the top flight is due credit to tony Pulis
never relegated with Stoke and Gillingham and Alan Pardew who has premier league
with West Ham, Newcastle and Southampton.
A Truly great team performance guided by Pardew’s movement
from long ball football in the 1980’s to wing play now seen that uses Bolasie
and Zaha’s pace. Zaha’s failed time at Manchester United’s youth retention
policy than anything else, but a difference in the maturity of Zaha is clearly
noticeable. The boy is becoming the man much to the benefit of Crystal Palace.
Matches in the next week against Bournemouth and Swansea allowed
Palace to put their league form to the test possibly using Emanuel Adebayour a notoriously
controversial figure who may well start by scoring some goals
