'Talisman' Zaha cannot save Palace on his own, says Hodgson


  • Football
  • Thursday, 19 Oct 2017

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace vs Chelsea - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - October 14, 2017 Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha REUTERS/David Klein

(Reuters) - Wilfried Zaha may be Crystal Palace's 'talisman' but it would be unfair to pin the struggling club's hopes of staying in the Premier League solely on his shoulders, his manager Roy Hodgson said on Thursday.

The Ivory Coast international returned from a two-month spell on the sidelines to score the winner against defending champions Chelsea last weekend and give Palace their first points of the campaign.

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