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Pardew praises Ledley character
- Updated: September 24, 2016
Alan Pardew praised Joe Ledley’s character after he recovered from gifting Sunderland a lead to spark Crystal Palace’s 3-2 comeback win.
The Wales midfielder played a slack pass into the path of Jermain Defoe after goalkeeper Steve Mandanda played a low ball out to him.
Defoe consequently scored the opener at the Stadium of Light before getting another goal in the second half.
Ledley pulled one back a minute later, however, and that was the precursor for further strikes from James McArthur and Christian Benteke which gave the visitors a 3-2 success.
Pardew said: “Joe’s like that, he’s very conscientious. We were playing some terrific stuff, asking the keeper to thread balls in there was dangerous.
“We couldn’t afford to do it in the second half and I …
