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Does Vieira’s managerial past augur well for Zaha, Eze & Ayew?

Crystal Palace’s new boss will need to get the best from all three attackers if he’s to thrive during a potentially problematic rebuild

As Patrick Vieira continues to settle in at Crystal Palace training ground, the magnitude of the task he’s inherited is perhaps starting to sink in.

Appointed on Sunday after the club’s long-drawn-out search concluded, the Frenchman may still be saying the right things to the media, but there has to be an element of doubt beneath the unperturbed demeanour.

He’s not only taken over a club in transition with several playing personnel set to leave but there’s also an expectation to revamp the Eagles’ on-pitch approach.