Palace going in the right direction under Vieira
Luka Milivojevic believes Crystal Palace are heading in the right direction under new boss Patrick Vieira despite Monday’s setback against Brighton.
The Eagles looked set to claim bragging rights over their rivals thanks to Wilfried Zaha’s first-half penalty but Neal Maupay levelled for the visitors in the 95th minute to earn a share of the spoils at Selhurst Park.
It means the south Londoners have still only tasted victory once since Vieira replaced Roy Hodgson in the summer but aside from that important statistic the other signs are positive.
New additions Marc Guehi, Joachim Andersen and Conor Gallagher have quickly become integral while the style of play has been transformed almost overnight from the of the old regime to a dynamic possession-based team who press frantically from the front.
“You can see the new players are all settling well, they are playing well and the team is improving,” captain Milivojevic said.
“Me as a team-mate,I am so happy for them and I am here to help them to adapt as quick as possible but with their quality, they’ve already adapted properly.
“We deserved the three points. We were a bit naive but that’s okay, we have the next game (against Leicester) and we have to continue.
“We’ve been dominant for most of the game, but we had chances to score the second and finish the game. When you don’t convert your chances, you can be punished.
“We put a lot of pressure on them, took the ball high up the pitch which is something we want to do but we should be more clinical.”