Wilfried Zaha believes Crystal Palace have shown what it takes to succeed in the relegation battle after registering their first Premier League win under new manager Sam Allardyce.
Palace will face Allardyce’s former side Sunderland at home on Saturday in a crucial fixture that pitches two of the current bottom three side against each other.
Buoyed by the midweek victory at Bournemouth, Zaha and his team-mates will go into the game with renewed belief and strengthened by the addition of deadline day signings Luka Milivojevic and Mamodou Sakho.
And Zaha believes Tuesday’s 2-0 win laid down the blueprint Palace must follow if they are to start moving up the table.
“That is what we need to do to win games, we need to be at it constantly and that is what we need to do for the rest of the season just like we showed against Bournemouth,” said Zaha, who returned to the line-up following his appearance at the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast.
“I am confident we can get out of the position we are in because we have a good team of individuals but we need to work together so we get some wins.
“I feel it is part of the club’s character, we need to defend well in games and then break on teams, which we do well, with the pace we have in the squad we can use that to cause problems at the other end of the pitch.”
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