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Wilfried Zaha explains what has changed at Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha has claimed things have changed at Crystal Palace since he made the move from the academy to the first team. The 28-year-old made his Palace debut back in 2010 vs Cardiff City. Three years later he made the decision to leave the club and join Manchester United. However it was a disappointing spell at Old Trafford, with Sir Alex Ferguson retiring just four months after sealing the deal for Zaha, before the attacker had a chance to work with him. Speaking to the On The Judy podcast when asked who helped him acclimatise to the first team, Zaha said: "There was Kier [Djalili], Scans, Clyney - even though I didn't really chat to Clyney like that, he was a weird one. "But Clyney was always cool. You know what I mean, though. Even now he's here, he's just a funny character, man. There was Calvin Andrew, Claude Davis - there was a few people that was cool. "Now everyone mixes more. Before, when I came through at the beginning, I had arguments with everyone. With everyone. "Obviously, at first when I first broke into the first team, I didn't say a word. Then afterwards when I was starting to play and stamp who I am [on the team], people didn't really like how I was, or whatever. On the pitch. "I used to dribble, do whatever. I used to take the mick out of some of the older players with some of the stuff that I do on the pitch and they'd be mad with me over it in training. I did not back down from it because it's who I am. You're not going to tell me how to play. "Think about the way Palace played before to how me and Yannick [Bolasie] being some of the most skilful wingers in the Championship. So it was kind of different. "There was a bit of grief here and there but it worked out. I didn't come to blows with anyone." Zaha went on loan to Cardiff before another short-term spell at Selhurst Park which was followed by a permanent deal in February 2015. Source- football.london Join us on Telegram!

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