Benteke: We let the boss down

Crystal Palace’s players let manager Alan Pardew down in last weekend’s 5-4 defeat to Swansea City, says striker Christian Benteke.

Palace had trailed 3-1 late on at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, before producing a great fightback to lead 4-3 heading into injury time.

However, an even more extraordinary last few minutes saw the Swans claim all three points in South Wales to leave Pardew’s side 17th in the Premier League and only out of the drop zone courtesy of goal difference.

Benteke, who scored the visitors’ fourth goal in the Principality, feels he and his team-mates could have done more to help lift the pressure on their beleaguered boss.

“He [Pardew] felt like we let him down and I felt the same because we are older professionals all with some experience, so at that moment we had to take responsibility and get something from that game,” he said in an exclusive interview with Soccer Saturday.

“Like I said, it is unfair as the manager tries to put the best players on the pitch, so we have to perform.

“Football is a collective sport, so we win together and we lose together, so I won’t blame anyone and as a player who is involved in the team, I will feel the same as anyone else in the dressing …

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