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‘There won’t be a better chance’: Patrick Vieira points to the Brighton derby as the perfect time to turn around the form of Crystal Palace who have seen them go winless in SIX games… as he claims his team must play with ‘a lot of passion’ “. and desire’
- Crystal Palace have fallen to 12th in the table after going winless in six games
- They face rivals Brighton on Saturday at Selhurst Park in a crucial league clash.
- Patrick Vieira admitted that his team has lost confidence but needs to recover
Patrick Vieira understands the importance of Saturday’s derby between Crystal Palace and Brighton as he says his team will change their form.
Palace enter the game without a win in their last six in all competitions as Vieira welcomes Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls to Selhurst Park.
The south London club’s form has left them 12th in the table, as Vieira admits that recent results have affected his team’s mentality.
He said: ‘We’ve lost confidence a bit that we need to come back and there won’t be a better opportunity than tomorrow to do so.
“We have to keep working and we will turn things around, take advantage of our chances and score those goals.” I have no doubt about the ability of these players to score those goals.’
A resolute Patrick Vieira claimed that Crystal Palace will turn around their bad form soon enough
The Eagles face a derby clash against high-flying Brighton at Selhurst Park on Saturday
Vieira did not downplay the occasion and stressed the importance of his team getting back on track.
“The atmosphere when we play (Brighton) at home and when we play away, you can smell the passion, the tension, the excitement, and this is what you call a proper derby,” he said.
“That has to be in the daily (focus) of this football club, to play with a lot of passion, to play with a lot of desire, we want to compete.”
Palace have struggled in front of goal recently and another goalless performance could put pressure on Vieira.
He said: ‘This is something that we will have to improve on, we will have to work to believe in ourselves more.
Palace have failed to win in six Premier League games and have also struggled to score goals.
They will be without top scorer Wilfried Zaha for the game, which is a huge blow to Vieira.
“I think the opportunities are there and one of the hardest things to do in football is to put the ball in the back of the net, and this is something we haven’t managed to do currently in terms of the number of chances we create.” . .’
Palace will also be without top scorer Wilfried Zaha due to injury. Zaha has scored five against Brighton in eight Premier League games and Vieira recognized the influence the Ivorian has in this encounter.
Vieira said: “He’s broken and frustrated of course, but that’s his injury that he has to work through and wait until he comes back, but it’s hard for him to handle the situation because he’s not used to it.