Pardew praises unsettled Zaha

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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew praised the response from Wilfried Zaha to a tumultuous week, in which he was the subject of a bid from Tottenham.

Pardew left out Zaha, who told his manager that he wanted the move to White Hart Lane, from the Eagles’ 1-1 draw at home to Bournemouth on Saturday.

The 23-year-old came off the bench on 66 minutes and influenced the game, with Palace grabbing last-minute equaliser through Scott Dann.

And Pardew said: “Trust me, I didn’t want to leave him out, but I had to understand the pressures that were on him as well.

“I made the …

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