Jeffrey Schlupp says Crystal Palace are reaping the rewards of playing with freedom after the Eagles' 4-3 win against West Ham United.
Palace made it four wins in six games since Roy Hodgson returned to the Selhurst Park hotseat, with the Eagles winning a "crazy" game in south London against the Hammers.
Schlupp was one of four players on target for Palace in the win, with Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha and Ebere Eze also netting for Hodgson's side, who moved on to 40 points with the victory.
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And Schlupp said he felt Palace deserved the three points as they bounced back from a 2-0 defeat against Wolves at Molineux to record a fourth win since Hodgson's return.
That followed a winless start to 2023 in the Premier League under former boss Patrick Vieira, with Schlupp explaining what Hodgson and his coaching staff have done since returning to the club.
The midfielder told Palace TV: “It was crazy. It was a weird game [against West Ham], because we actually felt like we dominated the game to be honest, and you find yourself scrambling in the last five minutes!
“Personally [I thought], as a team, we played really well and dominated the game. You know they’re going to be a threat from set-pieces so we knew what we had to deal with, but I feel like we deserved the three points. It was a good performance.
“You can tell there’s some freedom in there. The coaching staff want us to express ourselves. We’ve got a lot of flair and pace, and we’re really using that. We’re frightening teams – and we want to keep that going.
“Every time I play I want to use my attributes. I think that’s dragging the ball, using my pace, getting in the pockets and turning and running at the defence. I feel with the boys, like Cheick [Doucouré], at the back, we’ve got the patience to build through the back and onto the midfield and get me and Ebs [Eze] in the pockets.
“Once we get turned and running at the defence, I don’t think any defence in the Prem wants to see that! We’re doing that well at the moment, playing with lots of confidence, and we want to keep that going.”
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