Zaha Won’t Stop Taking Penalties For Crystal Palace – Vieira

Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira has come out to say that Wilfried Zaha will not stop taking penalties for the club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Zaha has a good record with penalties at the club, so him losing the last one makes no difference to that reputation.

Vieira added that the Ivorian’s goal vs Norwich is Zaha at his best and he hopes his good form continues.

His words, “He’s under contract, so that means he is happy to wear the shirt and perform well around the team,”

“What is good for him is to have players around him taking responsibility and that’s taken off some of the pressure on his shoulders.”

“We have players who can score, players who can deliver and the positive is we’re having a team performance. That allows him to express himself and that’s good for him and the team.”

“I think people always remember the last penalty. But when you look at his record on penalties it’s been really good, so there’s no reason we should change.”

On the goal vs Norwich, “That was obviously a fantastic goal, a wonderful goal. This is Wilfried [Zaha] at his best. This is what we need, what we want from him.”

“We know he’s capable of delivering for the team and we want him to do it more often. He has the personality and ability to do it. We want him to do it more often with the support of the players around him.”

“He has to score more because of his ability to do so. He’s a player I believe with his ability can create more and score more. It will not be him by himself; he needs the team around, the performance, and the chances created to put him in a situation to express his talent.”

“When I talk about him doing more it’s not about him as an individual – it’s about using the players around him, the way we play, the chances we create.”