The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- Judith Benjamin
Wilfried Zaha, what’s not to like? A proven Premier League performer with over 450 Crystal Palace appearances, 89 goals and 76 assists.
A talismanic attacker with a remarkable fitness record for someone who is a target for tacklers and the division’s most fouled player by some distance since his return to Selhurst Park in 2014.
A player so influential now that former Eagles manager Patrick Vieira – replaced by Roy Hodgson this week – believes he will deserve recognition with a place in the Premier League’s hall of fame.
Despite all that, the answer to the opening question from some of Zaha’s doubters might still be ‘a few things’.
Zaha is set to become a free agent this summer, which has revived talk about his future and perceptions of the misunderstood Ivory Coast winger.
Wilfried Zaha has 89 goals and 76 assists in over 450 appearances for Crystal Palace