What Crystal Palace have just said about Roy Hodgson ahead of their match against Fulham
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson missed the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa after falling ill just hours before the game.
Crystal Palace assistant manager Paddy McCarthy says he has spoken with boss Roy Hodgson and that his situation is ‘feeling better’ after their weekend game against Aston Villa.
The Eagles were forced to announce on social media that their manager would not be joining the team after falling ill hours before the encounter at Villa Park. Odsoone Edouard put South London ahead before two goals from the hosts turned the game around.
The players could be forgiven to be thinking about their manager who according to sources prepared the game before his sudden ill health, but Paddy McCarthy who stood in for him says he’s been in touch and signs are good.
He is quoted by South London Press: “He’s feeling better. We’re all hopeful that he will continue to feel better and he will be back with us sooner rather than later. All the preparations were done with Roy. In between breakfast and the pre-match meal, he felt a bit unwell – that’s when we found out.
“We just had to continue as we prepared. There is a lot of stuff going on when the game is going on. Just before the game, we had contact [with Hodgson] and we’ll speak to him now after the game as well.”
The Eagles finished midtable last season and despite losing Wilfried Zaha and the injury to Michael Olise, they have still had a decent start to the season with seven points from five games that have seen them win against Sheffield United and Wolves.
