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Patrick Vieira believes attackers Wilfried Zaha, Ebere Eze and Michael Olise are capable of satisfying his defensive demands allowing him to field them together more often.
For the first time in the Premier League this season, Vieira was able to start the exciting trio together in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win against Watford.
There were glimpses of them combining as a three and also producing eye-catching moments individually throughout with Zaha scoring the first-half penalty that won the game.
Wilfried Zaha, Michael Olise (left) and Ebere Eze all started together in the win over Watford
Olise won it after his header, from Eze’s cross, hit the hand of Watford left-back Hassane Kamara.
While there is no doubt about their quality going forward Vieira highlighted the importance of the work that will be required in the other direction if they are to all play together more regularly.
He said: ‘I wanted to do it [start them] more often. Obviously with Ebs’s injuries and Michael’s injuries, we haven’t
