Palace TV have launched the first of four episodes in their mini series detailing the recent Crystal Palace Academy tour of Israel, which you can watch below. In a challenging first day, the lads take on Swiss side Grasshopper Zurich after landing in Tel Aviv the night before.
“When you go onto a football pitch today,” manager Paddy McCarthy tells them, “every single opposition you play against will want to be in your position. And they’ll want to show Dougie [Freedman], they’ll want to show the Chairman [Steve Parish], they want to show Gary [Issott] the Academy Director that they’re good enough to replace you.